N. Chandrasekaran
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N. Chandrasekaran is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Managing Director of Tata Consultancy Services
. Chandra took over CEO on October 6, 2009. Prior to his appointment as CEO, Chandra was COO and Executive Director of TCS.
46-year-old Chandra is one of the youngest CEOs of the Tata
Group. Other young Tata CEOs include N. Srinath (45, Tata Communications
, Mukund Rajan (40, Tata Teleservices) and N. Mukundan (42, Tata Chemicals). Chandra succeeds S. Ramadorai, who retired as active CEO at 65, as per Tata Group governance policies. Ramadorai is currently non-executive Vice-Chairman.
In his previous role as Chief Operating Officer, he was the architect of the new organization structure unveiled in 2008 which created multiple agile business units focused on domains and markets as well as built strategic business units in order to pursue new initiatives with the ability to invest, develop and mature new ideas.
Under his leadership, TCS has pioneered the creation of its unique Global Network Delivery Model (GNDM™) across five continents and ventured into new markets including Europe, China and Latin America. It added new business lines like BPO, Infrastructure and Assurance services. Chandra has also driven the domain diversification drive which has seen the company enter new verticals like Media and Information Services as well as Hi-tech. All of these have matured into sizeable businesses under his mentorship and guidance.
and the British Computer Society
. He is also a regular contributor to conferences and seminars on Information Technology around the world.
, India in 1986 after obtaining a Bachelor of Science in Applied Sciences from the Coimbatore Institute of Technology
.
Tata Consultancy Services
Tata Consultancy Services Limited is a global IT services, business solutions and outsourcing company headquartered in Mumbai, India. It is the largest provider of information technology in Asia and second largest provider of business process outsourcing services in India...
. Chandra took over CEO on October 6, 2009. Prior to his appointment as CEO, Chandra was COO and Executive Director of TCS.
46-year-old Chandra is one of the youngest CEOs of the Tata
Tata
- Companies :* Tata Group, India's largest business group and multinational company** List of entities associated with Tata Group- People :* Tata family, an influential family of India owning the Tata Group** Jamsetji Tata, known as the father of Indian industry...
Group. Other young Tata CEOs include N. Srinath (45, Tata Communications
Tata Communications
Tata Communications Limited ) is a telecommunications company located in Mumbai. They own a submarine cable network, a Tier-1 IP network, and also rent data center and colocation space. They operate India's largest data center in Pune...
, Mukund Rajan (40, Tata Teleservices) and N. Mukundan (42, Tata Chemicals). Chandra succeeds S. Ramadorai, who retired as active CEO at 65, as per Tata Group governance policies. Ramadorai is currently non-executive Vice-Chairman.
TCS career
He joined TCS in 1987 after completing his Masters in Computer Applications from Regional Engineering College, Trichy, Tamil Nadu in 1986.In his previous role as Chief Operating Officer, he was the architect of the new organization structure unveiled in 2008 which created multiple agile business units focused on domains and markets as well as built strategic business units in order to pursue new initiatives with the ability to invest, develop and mature new ideas.
Under his leadership, TCS has pioneered the creation of its unique Global Network Delivery Model (GNDM™) across five continents and ventured into new markets including Europe, China and Latin America. It added new business lines like BPO, Infrastructure and Assurance services. Chandra has also driven the domain diversification drive which has seen the company enter new verticals like Media and Information Services as well as Hi-tech. All of these have matured into sizeable businesses under his mentorship and guidance.
Memberships
Chandra is a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers(IEEE), and an active member of Computer Society of IndiaComputer Society of India
The Computer Society of India is the first and the largest body of computer professionals in India. It was started on 6 March 1965 by a handful of computer professionals and has now grown to be the national body representing computer professionals...
and the British Computer Society
British Computer Society
The British Computer Society, is a professional body and a learned society that represents those working in Information Technology in the United Kingdom and internationally...
. He is also a regular contributor to conferences and seminars on Information Technology around the world.
Awards and recognition
- Top 25 most influential consultants in the world, 2006
- AIMA Business Leader award for 2011
- Vice-Chairman of the Executive Council, NASSCOMNASSCOMThe National Association of Software and Services Companies of IT software and services related activities for use of both the software developers as well as interested companies overseas....
, 2011-12
Education
Chandra completed his Masters Degree in Computer Applications from the Regional Engineering College, Trichy, in Tamil NaduTamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...
, India in 1986 after obtaining a Bachelor of Science in Applied Sciences from the Coimbatore Institute of Technology
Coimbatore Institute of Technology
The Coimbatore Institute of Technology is one of the DOTE engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu located at Coimbatore, India. It was founded in the year 1956 by V.Rangaswamy Naidu Educational Trust with the aim of disseminating knowledge in the fields of science, engineering and technology.It is a...
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