A national merit scholar, Mr. Achyut S. Godbole stood 16th in the SSC Board Examination and won first prize in the state of Maharashtra both in Maths and Arithmetic.nnnHe has worked for over 26 years in the software industry in India, UK and USA. Mr. Godbole was instrumental in building two companies viz., PCS and Syntel from their original small strengths to about 600 each. He has been involved in software marketing worldwide.nnnHe is currently the Chief Executive of L&T Information Technology Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of L& T Ltd. Mr. Godbole has transformed it from a cost centre to a profit centre. The professional strength of LTITL has increased from 500 to 800 and the company’s sales turnover has grown to Rs. 91 crores from Rs. 54 crores within a year of his entry.