Cognizant India CMD Rajesh Nambiar resigns to join Indian IT’s apex body – Times of India

India’s apex expertise business affiliation, Nasscom, has appointed Rajesh Nambiar as its President Designate. Nambiar will succeed Debjani Ghosh, whose time period ends in November 2024. Nambiar, at present the India CMD of worldwide expertise main Cognizant, will step down from his position on the finish of September to tackle the brand new place. He has a wealthy historical past within the IT business, having beforehand held management roles at distinguished firms like Tata Consultancy Companies, IBM, and Ciena.
What Rajesh Nambiar stated on his new position
In his new position, Nambiar will give attention to driving the Indian tech sector’s development and innovation, notably within the areas of AI, expertise improvement, and IP creation. “That is really an thrilling time for the business, as we give attention to the accelerated transition to AI-first firms, making expertise our biggest aggressive benefit, driving development, and rising investments in IP creation and R&D. I’m each privileged and honored to tackle this chance to collaborate with all stakeholders to reinforce the Indian tech sector’s capabilities,” Nambiar stated.

Rajesh Varrier to take over as Cognizant’s India head

In the meantime, Cognizant has introduced the appointment of Rajesh Varrier, an govt from Infosys, as its World Head of Operations and Chairman & Managing Director, India. Varrier shall be accountable for overseeing Cognizant’s operations in India and driving its development initiatives within the area. Primarily based in Bangalore, Varrier shall be an govt vp of Cognizant, reporting to chief govt officer (CEO) Ravi Kumar S.
Previous to becoming a member of Cognizant, Varrier served as EVP, head of worldwide companies and Infosys Americas, in addition to world head of Infosys’ Digital and Microsoft companies. He additionally beforehand served as SVP of Digital Expertise for the Microsoft enterprise at Infosys. Earlier than becoming a member of Infosys, Varrier was CIO and digital officer for Aditya Birla Solar Life Insurance coverage and founding father of the analytics agency Activecubes. He holds each an undergraduate diploma in Physics and a post-graduate diploma in pc engineering from the College of Mumbai.
“Rajesh Varrier is a revered, skilled govt whose operational rigour and entrepreneurial spirit aligns effectively with Cognizant. As we drive additional operational excellence, effectivity and a pointy give attention to execution into our enterprise mannequin, this position is a pure orchestration level for our India-based operations,” Ravi Kumar S stated.
He added that the job of India Chair is deeply vital to Cognizant tradition.