N Chandrasekaran
(Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director)

Natarajan Chandrasekaran (“Chandra”) is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Managing Director of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS). He took over as CEO on October 6, 2009. Prior to this position, he was Chief Operating Office and Executive Director.

As COO, Chandra was responsible for formulating and executing the company's global strategy. Chandra has been at helm of several key strategic transitions at TCS including being the architect of the new organization structure unveiled in 2008 which created multiple agile business units focused on domains and markets, as well as, the freedom to pursue new strategic business and give them the room to develop and mature.

Under his leadership, TCS pioneered the creation of its unique Global Network Delivery Model (GNDM™) and ventured into new markets including Europe, China and Latin America.  

Chandra has played a key role in helping TCS become a $ 5.7 billion global company with over 116,000 employees, with a geographical reach of 50 countries and an enviable client list which includes six of the Top Ten Fortune companies.

Chandra has been a champion of software and business quality in the industry. He has been the chief architect of TCS' Integrated Quality Management System, the quality model that was instrumental in TCS' becoming the first CMMI and PCMM level-5 organization in the world. He also established the company's 'E-business' practice, and was responsible for setting up one of India's largest Offshore software development centers in Mumbai.

He is on the board of several TCS subsidiaries. He is a member of Executive Council, National Association of Software & Service Companies (Nasscom). He is also a Director of E2E SerWizol Solutions Limited (A subsidiary of Tata Sons Limited) and NABARD Consultancy Services (P) Ltd.

Chandra is a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, and an active member of Computer Society of India and the British Computer Society. He is also a regular contributor to conferences and seminars on Information Technology around the world. In April 2006, he was named by Consulting Magazine in the USA as one of the top 25 most influential consultants in the world.

He completed his Masters Degree in Computer Applications from the Regional Engineering College -Trichy, in Tamil Nadu, India in 1986 after obtaining a Bachelor of Science in Applied Science from the Coimbatore Institute of Technology.

Well known for his passion for clients, Chandra is the executive sponsor for a number of TCS’ large customer relationships and alliances.

Chandra lives in Mumbai, India with his wife, Lalitha and son, Pranav.

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S Mahalingam
(Chief Financial Officer and Executive Director)

Seturaman Mahalingam or “Maha”, as he is better known, started his professional career with Tata Consultancy Services in 1970. In his 40-year career with TCS, Maha has been involved in myriad aspects of the Company’s operations and growth, before being appointed as the Chief Financial Officer of the Company in February 2003 and as Executive Director in August 2007.

A chartered accountant by qualification, Maha began his career as an IT consultant and thereafter played a major role in marketing TCS services across the globe, developing processes and creating large software development centers for the Company.

As an early starter in the Indian IT industry, Maha has played a key role in helping TCS become a $ 6 billion global company with over 140,000 employees.

Prior to becoming the Chief Financial Officer in February 2003, Maha has managed many of the key functions in TCS including Marketing, Operations, Education and Training as well as Human Resources. He managed the company’s operations in London and New York in the early days of TCS’ global journey.

Maha’s experience, during the formative years of the IT industry in the 1970s and 1980s, has given him significant standing within the IT industry. He is a former chairman of the Southern Region of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), India’s apex industry body as well as a fellow of the Computer Society of India. He was also the President of the Institute of Management Consultants of India. He is a board member of several  subsidiaries of TCS.

Maha was conferred the ‘CFO of the Year’ award 2006 announced by International Market Assessment (IMA). Maha was also the winner of CNBC TV18’s Best Performing CFO Award in the Technology Sector for 2007.

Born in February 1948, Maha is married with two children and lives in Mumbai.

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Phiroz A Vandrevala
(Executive Director and Head, Global Corporate Affairs)