TCS CEO-Designate K Krithivasan to Replace Rajesh Gopinathan: Key Things To Know About Him

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), India’s largest IT companies firm, has appointed K Krithivasan as the brand new CEO-designate, with impact from Thursday, March 16. His appointment comes after Rajesh Gopinathan resigned from the submit of MD and CEO “to pursue different pursuits”. Here’re key things to know about Krithivasan:

“Based on the recommendation of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee, the board of directors at its meeting held on March 16, 2023, appointed K Krithivasan as the chief executive officer-designate, with effective from March 16, 2023,” TCS stated in a regulatory submitting.

He shall take over because the chief govt officer and managing director of the corporate within the subsequent monetary 12 months, topic to shareholders’ approval, the efficient date of which might be intimated sooner or later.

Who Is K Krithivasan?

* K Krithivasan is at present president and world head of the banking, monetary companies, and insurance coverage (BFSI) enterprise group at Tata Consultancy Services

* He has been a part of the worldwide expertise sector for over 34 years, having joined Tata Consultancy Services in 1989

* Krithivasan holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Madras and a Master’s Degree in Industrial and Management Engineering from IIT Kanpur.

* During his lengthy tenure at TCS, he has held varied management roles in supply, buyer relationship administration, giant program administration and gross sales

* He has additionally helped main purchasers with digital transformation, change administration cycle acceleration, attaining worth past value optimization, and establishing IT program governance

* Krithivasan can also be a member of the Board of Directors of TCS Iberoamerica, TCS Ireland and the supervisory board of TCS Technology Solutions AG.

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