S. Ramadorai
(Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director )

S. Ramadorai, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Tata Consultancy Services Limited, has been associated with the Company for the past 37 years. Joining as a trainee engineer, Ramadorai took over as CEO in 1996 and has been instrumental in building TCS to a $5.7 Billion global software and services company.

As an individual deeply committed to the House of Tatas, Ramadorai holds Chairmanships and Directorships of other Group companies. He is also on the Board of Directors of premier companies: Tata industries, Hindustan Unilever Limited, Nicholas Piramal Industries Limited and the MIT Executive Board (EMSAB) to name a few.

In 2008, Ramadorai was recognized as the ‘International CEO of the Year’ at the 14th Annual LT Bravo Business Awards and the ‘Asia Talent Management of the Year’ at CNBC’s 7th Asia Business Leader Award.

His academic credentials include a Bachelors degree in Physics from Delhi University, India, a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Electronics and Telecommunications from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India, and a Masters degree in Computer Science from the University of California - UCLA, USA. In 1993, Ramadorai attended the Sloan School of Management's highly rated Senior Executive Development Program.

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N. Chandrasekaran
(Chief Operating Officer and Executive Director)

N Chandrasekaran (or Chandra as he is well-known) is the Chief Operating Officer (COO) and the Executive Director. He is also a key member of the TCS corporate strategy group.

Responsible for the formulation and execution of the company's global strategy, Chandra has been at helm of several key strategic transitions in TCS including expanding its business portfolio to include BPO, Infrastructure and Consulting services. 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 38-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 centres for the Company.

As an early starter in the Indian IT industry, Maha has played a key role in helping TCS become a $ 5.7 billion global company with over 116,000 employees. He has been working on off-shoring assignments in the United Kingdom for TCS since 1975 and set up TCS' UK operations in 1977.

After successful stints managing TCS' operations in the UK and USA, Maha was instrumental in helping TCS develop the scale to handle large IT projects. He set up TCS' software delivery centre at Chennai in south India, including a dedicated IBM centre, which was the largest mainframe-based centre in India.

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. He has been a champion of TCS' Process and Quality initiatives, which has resulted in TCS becoming the first IT Company in the world to be assessed at CMMI and PCMM Level 5 on an enterprise-wide basis.

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 on the board member of several TCS' subsidiaries of TCS.

Maha was conferred the 'CFO of the Year' award 2006 announced by International Market Assessment (IMA) India for his work in instituting world-class standards of transparency in financial reporting and demonstrating the qualities of an outstanding finance professional.

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)