Question
Download Solution PDFWho is the CEO of Cognizant Technology Solutions as of February 2018?
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Francisco D'Souza
Key Points
- Cognizant Technology Solutions or CTS is an Indian-American IT-based, consulting and outsourcing industry headquartered in New Jersey.
- It was established in Chennai, India and was founded by Kumar Mahadeva and Francisco D'Souza in 1993.
- Since then, it has provided employment to over 3 lakh candidates.
- It had the fastest growth in the early 2000s and entered the Fortune 500 companies list in 2011.
- As of 2022, CTS ranked 194 in Fortune 500 and Walmart being the top.
- Francisco D'Souza, a co-founder of the company, became the CEO of CTS in 2018. Hence option 1 is correct.
Important Points
- S Ravi Kumar is the current CEO (appointed in 2023).
Additional Information
- Infosys is an IT-based multinational company founded by Narayana Murthy as the founder and Nandan Nilekhani as one of the co-founders.
- Salil Parekh was appointed as the CEO of Infosys in 2018 and will be continued in that role till 2027.
- Nandan Nilekhani is the current chairman of Infosys (as of 2023)
- Azim Premji is the founder and current chairman of Wipro Limited which is one of the largest software service providers in India.
- Thierry Delaporte is the current CEO of Wipro.
- Vishal Sikka is the founder and CEO of Vian AI and former CTO of SAP.
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