In an exchange filing on Saturday, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) announced several senior management personnel (SMP) changes under the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) guidelines effective August 1, 2023. 

According to the filing, Rajashree R, Chief Marketing Officer (CMO), will resign on July 31. TCS also said that K Ananth Krishnan, the Chief Technology Officer and Executive Vice-President of India’s largest software company, is set to retire on July 31.

Harrick Vin, V Rajanna, Shankar Narayanan, Siva Ganesan, Reguraman Ayyaswamy and Ashok Pai were identified as the new SMPs to be appointed. 

Harrick Vin the Chief Services Innovation Officer and heads the TCS Digitate division. He has been in academia and industry for over 30 years and has been with TCS for 18 years. 

Rajanna is a Senior Vice President (SVP) with 29 years at TCS and 32 years in the industry and headed the company’s communications, media and technology businesses. 

Ganesan, SVP and global head of the Microsoft Business Unit has 32 years of experience with TCS in sales, solutions, operations, program management, delivery and global account management.

Narayanan, also an SVP, has been with the company for over three decades. He has held various critical roles, including the Global Head of the Retail, CPG, Travel & Hospitality businesses at TCS and the head of TCS’s UK and Ireland markets.

Ayyaswamy, a 38-year veteran of the industry, is the Global Head of the Internet of Things (IoT) and digital engineering units and has been with the company for over 29 years.

Pai is an SVP and the global head of TCS’ Cognitive Business Operations (CBO) and played a pivotal role in helping enterprises transform for the digital economy.  

Earlier this year, former CEO Rajesh Gopinathan abruptly resigned, and the company appointed K Krithivasan as its CEO. These senior leadership appointments are happening as Krithivasan and the company is set to navigate a challenging macro environment and increasing uncertainty around deal conversion timelines.