TCS’ Krishnan Ramanujam assumes the role of Chairperson of NASSCOM for 2022-23

Mumbai: Krishnan Ramanujam, President—Enterprise Growth Business of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), has been appointed as the Chairperson of NASSCOM for the year 2022-23. He has served the trade body as its Vice-Chairman for the last financial year i.e. 2021-22.

The National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) is the premier trade body and chamber of commerce of the Tech industry in India and comprises over 3000-member companies.

After assuming the role of Chairperson, Krishnan said “With the length and breadth of innovations we are witnessing, India’s vision of a USD 350 billion Industry by 2025 is eminently within the realms of possibility. I look forward to working closely with NASSCOM’s member companies, the government, and other stakeholders, to continue our endeavour in fostering growth.”

NASSCOM’s membership spans the entire spectrum of the industry from startups to multinationals and from products to services, Global Capability Centres to Engineering firms.

As the President—Enterprise Growth Business at TCS, Krishnan leads Consulting and Services Integration, Cognitive Business Operations, Cloud Platform Services, and Digital Transformation Services globally.

Krishnan drives forward the vision, direction, and go-to-market strategy for TCS’ Services Lines. In addition to fostering the development of new services and solutions, he also guides the complex global transformation initiatives for the world’s leading enterprises.

He also drives growth and profitability for companies by spearheading and leading their evolution to next-generation, agile operating models and transforming business functions. Krishnan has successfully positioned TCS as the industry’s leading expert in enterprise transformations by developing and leveraging best-in-class experts and offerings in Consulting, Cloud, IoT, AI, Analytics, Enterprise Applications, and Interactive Services.

In addition to helping TCS’ clients transform their businesses, Krishnan is focused on transitioning TCS to be fully agile – upskilling and reskilling thousands of employees, building collaborative workspaces, enhancing the management of contracts, and partnerships, and improving customer service.

Krishnan has been a part of TCS for the past three decades and has rich experience in business and technology consulting. He has held several key leadership positions such as the Global Head of Consulting Enterprise Solutions, Chief Operating Officer of TCS Financial Solutions, Director for the State Bank of India Group Core Banking Program, and head of TCS’s Global e-Commerce & Enterprise Application Integration practice. He also had a brief stint with Tata Internet Services as its Chief Technology Officer.

Krishnan joined TCS in 1991 after completing his Master’s degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Indiana, USA. He also holds a Bachelor’s degree in Instrumentation and Control Engineering from the Government College of Technology, Coimbatore, India. Krishnan is an excellent speaker and as a thought leader, he speaks at global conferences and actively interacts with and shapes opinion among industry analysts.

Krishnan lives in Mumbai with his wife and two daughters. An avid reader, he enjoys non-fiction books, music, movies, and tennis, and is passionate about promoting education in India’s rural communities.