After a two-month long search for new CEO, Tata Consultancy Services finally chose N Chandrasekaran as the new Tata Sons Chief
Chandrasekaran will assume the duties of Tata Sons Chief on February 21. The decision came long after the company ousted it’s the then Chairman Cyrus Mistry.
N Chandrasekaran chosen as the new Tata Sons Chief
“The Board of Directors of Tata Sons, at its meeting today, appointed N Chandrasekaran as Executive Chairman. This is as per the unanimous recommendation of the Selection Committee”, Tata Sons said in a statement.
The search committee that appointed him included Ratan Tata, TVS Group Head Venu, Srinivasan, Amit Chandra of Bain Capital, Lord Kumar Bhattacharya and Ronen Sen.
Tata Sons board said, “Mr Chandrasekaran has demonstrated exemplary leadership as the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Tata Consultancy Services…We believe he will now inspire the entire Tata group to realise its potential acting as leaders in their respective businesses, always in keeping with our value system and ethics and adhering to the practices of the Tata group which have stood it in good stead.”
N Chandrasekaran became the CEO of Tata Consultancy Services on Oct 6, 2009. The success of TCS is often attributed to his numerous efforts and dedicated work for the company.
