India’s largest IT services firm Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Rajesh Gopinathan stepped down as CEO and MD on Wednesday.
The outgoing CEO Gopinathan thanked colleagues for their support. His one of the company’s major achievements has been the representation of women in the workforce.
Rajesh Gopinathan said, “There has been a 100% increase in the number of women in leadership positions in the last six years.”
“Today, 30% of our business development and delivery managers are women. Likewise, out of the 3,414 unique patent holders, 794 are women,” he added.
TCS CEO Rajesh Gopinathan said, “I wish Krithi the very best as he takes over the TCS baton and charts the way forward to our $50 billion aspiration, I am confident that TCS’ best years are ahead, and I look forward to cheering all of you and your continued success from outside.”
“The company undertook redefinition of the service portfolio and market positioning to integrate its offerings, developed newer capabilities and services, and increased engagement with clients”, he added.
He further said, “We also undertook an ambitious redefinition of TCS’ service portfolio and market positioning by introducing the Business 4.0 and Growth & Transformation frameworks to integrate our technology services offerings with a greater focus on business value delivered.”
“Awareness, articulation, and amplification of the value we deliver are going to be critical for our success in the years ahead…In a world of Al and automation, our ability to continuously enhance and leverage contextual knowledge is what will differentiate us and position us as the partners of choice for our customers,” he added.
He earlier said, “I will step down from my role as CEO & MD on 31 May 2023. It has been an absolute privilege to lead our company in the last six years, which have been a period of tremendous growth and transformation for all of us.”
