Rajesh Gopinathan, who took charge on Tuesday as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of TCS said that he, along with his newly appointed team, will ensure the sustenance of the company’s growth momentum and continuous evolution of its strategy.
Mr. Gopinathan took charge of the country’s largest IT services firm from N. Chandrasekaran, who has been elevated as Chairman of Tata Sons, holding company of the $103-billion Tata group.
Mr. Chandrasekaran will also hold the chairmanship of TCS.
In his first mail to employees after taking charge as CEO, Mr. Gopinathan said very few companies in the IT industry have “such strength at the top” as TCS does.
“This team together with COO NG Subramaniam (NGS) and I will ensure sustenance of momentum and continuous evolution of our strategy,” he added.
Besides appointing Mr. Subramaniam as Chief Operating Officer (COO), TCS has named V. Ramakrishnan as its Chief Financial Officer.
Mr. Ramakrishnan, or Ramki as he is popularly known, succeeds Mr. Gopinathan.
Reminiscing his journey at the $16.5-billion firm, Mr. Gopinathan said, “16 years ago, when I started my career with TCS, the Internet browser was changing the world and TCSers were helping companies prepare for eBusiness."
“Today close to 3.8 lakh-plus TCSers are doing pioneering work to transform global firms for the Digital Age. TCS is today the most powerful brand in global IT services... growing fast with a 12 per cent CAGR over the last five years,” he said.
TCS has a “well-articulated strategy” that had guided it to leadership position and it should accelerate to “stay a step ahead of the fast changing world."
“In every industry, the technology leverage is increasing and we will use our scale and expertise to drive growth. Our customers are now competing on a time horizon of weeks and days and internally, we have to do the same to stay relevant to them,” he said.
Mr. Gopinathan said TCS’ contextual knowledge of clients’ systems and processes, combined with proficiency in new technologies, will position it ahead of pure play technology or consulting companies.
“At the heart of this journey will be our willingness and ability to embrace new knowledge continuously. We can be proud that more than 2 lakh TCSers have leveraged the Digital Learning platform,” he said.
Thanking Mr. Chandrasekaran for his leadership and mentorship, Mr. Gopinathan said TCS will have the benefit of his counsel as the key executive now takes over as Chairman.
