Nitin Shah

Truly transformational leaders who have the ability to preempt the shift in the industry with their knowledge and foresight remain rare in business. Which is why Nitin Shah is so fascinating.

For over two decades, ever since he started Allied Digital Services, Nitin Shah, the Chairman and Managing Director of this fastest growing global IT company with Indian origin, he has been a commercial innovator, cultural inspiration, and entrepreneurial icon. His passionate perfectionism, enthusiastic commitment, piercing dedication and vision, is embedded in the DNA of Allied Digital Services today.

With a degree in Electrical Engineering from VJTI, India followed by a Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Management from Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai; Nitin Shah hailed to become one of the frontrunners of India’s IT revolution. Back in 1984, Shah started his venture to support and service large mainframes and minicomputers after gaining valuable experience in companies like Crompton Greaves Ltd , CMC Limited etc. Over time, he expanded his services to clients across the domestic market and managed to list his company in the National Stock Exchange. A visionary of sorts, Nitin Shah decided to expand his company’s footprint into global markets and as we speak, Allied Digital has set foot and established itself in markets such as USA, Australia, Singapore, Philippines, Europe and the Middle East.

Mr. Shah is a member of Manufacturer’s Association of Information Technology and Traders Association of Information Technology. He is also a member in the Business Expert’s Panel in Indian Express publication. Mr. Shah has an experience of thirty two (32) years in the IT industry. He was nominated in the Who’s Who of the World list and won the International Professional of the Year in 2005. He had been nominated for the 2006 Entrepreneur of the Year Award by Ernst& Young. Mr. Shah is recognized as the Big Daddy of Channels by DQ Channel. Mr. Shah was honored with UDYOG RATNA Award by IES and as a Best Business Leader for the year 2011 by ITPV. Mr. Shah has been recognized by Enterprise Asia for the Asia Pacific Entrepreneurship Award as the Most Outstanding Entrepreneur, 2011 for building a high-flying IT company without taking his feet off the ground. Mr. Shah has also been featured as Mr. Modesty in THE SPIRIT OF ENTTREPRENEURSHIP a Coffee Table Book by Bennett, Coleman and Company Limited (BCCL).

Mr. Shah formed Padma Pragna Trust in the year 2009-2010, an initiative to share and provide necessary support in the form of expertise, consulting, monetary incentives etc. for social initiatives. He is a supreme example of a transformational leader who has always stood for higher order values and has become one of the leading entrepreneurial icons of the IT industry.