The Executive Council of National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) has announced the appointment of Krishnakumar Natarajan as the Chairman of NASSCOM for the year 2013-14.He is currently the MD & CEO of Mindtree.
Presently, Krishnakumar has been a member of NASSCOM’s Executive Council and will take on the new role from April 8, 2013. The Executive Council also announced the appointment of R Chandrasekaran, Group Chief Executive, Technology & Operations of Cognizant, as the Vice Chairman for the new fiscal.
Krishnakumar Natarajan said, “I feel privileged and look forward to lead NASSCOM in its next journey of taking the industry to achieve the vision and aspiration of USD 300 billion revenues by 2020. Having chaired the emerging and SME initiative of NASSCOM in the past few years, I firmly believe that emerging companies and start-ups are key growth engines for the future of this industry. With our collective vision, we aim to help this budding segment, along with the rest of the industry to make it a trustworthy, respected, innovative, and society-friendly industry in the world. NASSCOM is a trusted institution and I look forward to working with its membership and other colleagues in the Executive Council to help realize our vision and aspirations.”
He added that the Executive Council will work on helping members strengthen innovation capacity and research capabilities, strengthening long-term entrepreneurial environment.
Nasscom has also appointed R Chandrasekaran, Group Chief Executive (Technology and Operations) of Cognizant as its Vice-Chairman for the new fiscal.
