A boss at one of the world's largest web hosting firms has received an honorary degree from Lancaster University where he studied 25 years ago.
Aman Bhutani, the CEO of GoDaddy, earned a Master of Business Administration from Lancaster University Management School in 1999.
Now he's the chief executive officer at the world famous US-based firm which has more than 6,000 employees, works with 21m entrepreneurs worldwide and is in charge of 85m internet domain names.
A spokesperson for Lancaster University said they were proud to award Mr Bhutani with an honorary degree.
Mr Bhutani said: “I have the best memories of Lancaster.
"It really opened up a ton of opportunities for me.
"A lot of the ideas I have were formed in my mind at Lancaster.”
Mr Bhutani has over 20 years of experience in technical, management and leadership roles.
Of his role at GoDaddy, he said: “My role is to put the company on the path to achieving its vision. We believe in radically shifting the global economy toward life-fulfilling entrepreneurial ventures.
"Our mission is to empower entrepreneurs everywhere, making opportunity more inclusive for all.
"I love the vision and mission. There is a value structure at GoDaddy that matches mine, and the company's purpose is a great one, an important one to the world.”
Mr Bhutani previously spent nearly a decade at global travel technology firm Expedia Inc., where he served as Brand Expedia Group President from 2015-19 preceded by being the brand’s Chief Technology Officer from 2010 to 2015.
He also held multiple technology roles at finance giants JPMorgan Chase and Co. and savings bank company Washington Mutual, Inc.
Before this, he founded and was the technical lead at a start-up and was a senior engineer at a consultancy. He gained a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Delhi University.
In 2018, Mr Bhutani was elected to the board of directors of The New York Times Company and currently serves on the Audit and Finance committees. He and his family now live in the US in Seattle, Washington.
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