Krithi Krithivasan

Businessman

Indian Tiruchirappalli

Quick Info

ProfessionBusinessman
NationalityIndian
Date of Birth01/01/1965
Age61 years
BirthplaceTiruchirappalli

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Bio/Wiki

Other nameK. Krithivasan
Current PositionChief Executive Officer & Managing Director of Tata Consultancy Services

Physical Stats & More

Height170 cm
Eye ColorBrown
Hair ColorBlack

Educational Qualification(s)

College/University
  • Coimbatore Institute of Technology, Tamil Nadu (1981-1985)
  • Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (1986-1987)
Qualifications
  • Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering
  • Master’s degree in Industrial and Management Engineering
SchoolE.R. Higher Secondary School, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu (1975-1981)

Personal Life

Hobbies
  • Running
  • Reading

Relationships & More

Marital StatusMarried

Family

WifeName not known

Career

SummaryIndian businessman who served Tata Consultancy Services for over three decades, becoming CEO and MD on 01/06/2023
Joined TCS1989
Previous RolePresident and Global Head of Banking, Financial Services, and Insurance (BFSI) Business Group
Key ResponsibilitiesPlanning and executing growth strategies, improving financial performance, enhancing customer mindshare and market positioning, digital transformation, change management, IT program governance

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. K Krithivasan will become the CEO and MD of TCS in the financial year 2024.
2. He has over 30 years of experience in the technology field.
3. He completed a course in the Sanskrit language.
4. While at TCS, he held various positions including executive vice president, working in delivery, customer relationship management, and sales.
5. He helped clients with IT program governance, creating value beyond cost reduction, accelerating change management, and digital transformation.
6. Before becoming TCS CEO, he led the Banking, Financial Services, and Insurance Business Group.
7. He started his TCS career in Delhi and later moved to Los Angeles before relocating to Chennai.
8. As the CEO Designate, he will move to Mumbai for his new role.
9. Krithivasan will officially assume the role of TCS's MD and CEO on 15 September 2023, succeeding Rajesh Gopinathan.
10. He is a board member of TCS Iberoamerica, TCS Ireland, and TCS Technology Solutions AG.
11. Assuming the role of MD & CEO at TCS will make Krithivasan one of the oldest CEOs in an ITES organization.
12. He has over three decades of experience in the technology field.
13. While at TCS, he held various positions including delivery, customer relationship management, large program management, and sales.
14. He started his TCS career in Delhi as an assistant system analyst in 1989.
15. He is a board member of TCS Iberoamerica, TCS Ireland, TCS Latin America, and supervisory board member of TCS Technology Solutions AG.
16. He is Chairman of the Board of Directors of Tata Consultancy Services Japan, Ltd.
17. He holds a Directorship position in TCS Foundation.
18. He co-chairs the B20 Digital Transformation Taskforce in Brazil.
19. He is a member of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) National Council.
20. He joined TCS in 1989 as an assistant system analyst in New Delhi.
21. He moved to North America in 1997, where he was promoted to Regional Manager for TCS Florida.
22. In 2000, he took over as the e-business delivery head and was promoted in 2004 to head the BFSI Solution Centre.
23. As CEO, he realigned TCS's organisational structure into key business groups to sharpen focus on industries.
24. He has steered TCS’s strategy for creating the world’s largest AI ready workforce.
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