Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTS) has a new head of India operations. Ramkumar Ramamoorthy has since been appointed as the company’s Chairman and Managing Director for India. Globally, CTS is led by Brian Humphries and he has made this announcement on the appointment of Ramkumar as Cognizant India Head, according to a Mint report.
Ramkumar will directly report to the Company’s executive committee and set up his own Management Committee and Operating Committee within the Indian operations to assist him in his efforts.
According to Humphries, these two committees will help strengthen Cognizant’s operations in the country. As the new Head of India Operations, Ramkumar will have all of the country’s location heads and corporate function leaders as dotted-line reports, he added.
Ramkumar has been with Cognizant for over 21 years and has reportedly played a major role in developing many of the company’s India-based portfolios, including marketing and communications, market research and intelligence, public affairs, and knowledge management. He has also spearheaded the activation of the company’s corporate purpose through Cognizant Foundation and Cognizant Outreach.
Cognizant India has over 200,000 employees and the CEO has addressed a mail to all employees here. Humphries has referred in his communication to the two-week long stay he had recently in India and has placed on record his appreciation of the strength and potential the company and the employees possess.
The CEO has also said he plans a couple of more visits to India in the coming months and want to engage with the media, the government and all stakeholders while building up a working relationship with the new CTS India CMD. He has termed Cognizant India as the “hub of our global delivery, solutioning, and innovation”. He has also said the Indian operation is a “prized asset” of CTS globally.
Another key point made in his communication is the vision for future where he states; “future will also include attracting and developing even more of the best talent, strengthening our brand and reputation, and ensuring the highest levels of ethics, compliance, and governance."