Wednesday, April 9, 2014

Cognizant's R. Chandrasekaran takes over as Chairman of NASSCOM for 2014-15

R. Chandrasekaran takes over as Chairman of NASSCOM for 2014-15
National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) today announced that the Executive Council has appointed Mr. R Chandrasekaran, Executive Vice Chairman of Cognizant India, as the Chairman of NASSCOM for the year 2014-15. Mr. R Chandrasekaran has been a member of NASSCOM’s Executive Council and will take on the new role from April 09th, 2014. He succeeds Mr. Krishnakumar Natarajan, CEO and MD of Mindtree Ltd., who served as Chairman of NASSCOM for the year 2013-14. The Executive Council also announced the appointment of Mr. BVR Mohan Reddy, Founder, Chairman and Managing Director, Infotech Enterprises as the Vice Chairman of NASSCOM for 2013-14.

Speaking on the occasion, Mr. R Chandrasekaran, Chairman, NASSCOM, and Executive Vice Chairman of Cognizant India, said, “In 2013, the Indian IT-BPM industry witnessed structural changes across industries and technology architectures, coupled with robust entrepreneurial activity. The coming together of these trends will unleash significant business opportunities for the industry, boosting innovation, driving higher levels of collaboration, and making a significant impact on the competitiveness and growth of global corporations and economies. It is a moment of great pride for me to assume charge as the Chairman of NASSCOM in a year when NASSCOM is celebrating its 25th anniversary. I look forward to working with our members and senior leaders in the Executive Council to help shape the industry for the next level of growth and sustain our leadership position globally.”

For the last 25 years, NASSCOM has played an instrumental role in propelling the Indian IT-BPM industry to a leadership position in the global sourcing arena as well as the domestic market. I am honored to be given the opportunity to take up this role and look forward to leading NASSCOM in its next phase of growth. Our industry has had a phenomenal journey in the past two decades growing from less than USD 100 million to a USD 100 billion plus sector and NASSCOM will continue to garner opportunities to further catalyze the 2020 vision for the industry.” said Mr. BVR Mohan Reddy, Vice-Chairman, NASSCOM.