Rekha M Menon, Accenture India head, has succeeded UB Pravin Rao, Chief Operating Officer, Infosys, to serve as the chairman of NASSCOM for the year 2021-2022. Krishnan Ramanujam, will be the vice-chairperson during the period who had served as President and Head of Business and Technology Services, Tata Consultancy Services.
NASSCOM has also rolled out the list of new executive councils which comprises 40% representation of the Women Leaders. The Executive Council consists of various Industry sectors such as GCC, SME, ER&D, BPM, IT Services and startups.
“The ongoing covid-19 pandemic continues to test the resilience of our more than 4 million people, even as it has created new opportunities for growth with technology emerging as the lifeline for societies and economies across the world. As we cautiously navigate the pandemic, I look forward to working with the NASSCOM Executive Council and its members to drive our industry’s long term growth by augmenting India’s position as the digital talent nation for the world, driving people first innovation, and working with the government to create a conducive policy environment needed for sustainable growth,” Menon said, in the statement.
In addition to this, NASSCOM announced the appointment of Krishnan Ramanujam, as their Vice Chairperson for 2021-22. He is the head of Business & Technology services, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) Ltd.
In tact with the evolving industry dynamics, the newly-appointed leadership along with president Debjani Ghosh, will lead the industry in its digital transformation journey, catalyzing innovation, and developing a favourable policy ecosystem, Nasscom said.
Debjani Ghosh, President, NASSCOM, said, “As a champion of future skills and inclusive growth, Rekha’s past contributions to NASSCOM have been invaluable, and we look forward to working together to take our industry to newer heights in this new normal where amalgamation and integration of technology are going to continue, and digital skilling is going to be the cornerstone for a collaborative development.”