Rajesh Nambiar Appointed NASSCOM President-Designate

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Rajesh Nambiar, CMD of Cognizant India, has been appointed as the president-designate of the National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM).

An Overview of the News

• Nambiar will succeed Debjani Ghosh after her term ends in November 2024.

• Nambiar will step down as CMD of Cognizant India effective September 2024.

Current Roles and Contributions:

• Serving as the Chairperson of NASSCOM since 2023.

• Member of the NASSCOM Executive Council.

• Executive Vice President (EVP) and CMD of Cognizant India.

• Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Cognizant Foundation in India.

Previous Experience:

• Chairman and President of Ciena India, a leading network solutions partner.

• Global Delivery Leader at IBM.

• Led the eastern region in the US at Tata Consultancy Services Limited (TCS).

• Member of the global board of the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF).

NASSCOM Announces New Chairperson

• Appointment: Sindhu Gangadharan, Managing Director of SAP Labs India, has been appointed as the new Chairperson of NASSCOM.

• Previous Role: Gangadharan was previously the Vice Chairperson of NASSCOM.

• Successor: She will succeed Rajesh Nambiar, who has been named the president-designate of NASSCOM.

About NASSCOM:

• Role: Apex body for India's technology industry.

• Established: 1988 as a non-profit organization.

• Membership: Over 3,000 companies, including both Indian and multinational firms.

• Scope: Covers the entire technology industry spectrum.

• Mission: Focuses on policy advocacy and strategic guidance for sector development.

• Founders: Nandan Nilekani and Devang Mehta.

• Headquarters: Noida and New Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, India.