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Who is Rajesh Gopinathan?

One of the youngest CEOs in the Tata Group, Rajesh Gopinathan is the current chief executive officer and managing director of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS).
 
Gopinathan played a key role in helping TCS become a 22 billion global company at the end of the fiscal year 2020. With over 469,000 associates, TCS is one of the largest private-sector employers globally and was recognised as a Global Top Employer for the sixth consecutive year in 2021, with the highest retention rate in a competitive industry.
 
Rajesh Gopinathan's background
Born in Thrissur, Kerala, he graduated in 1994 with an Electrical and Electronics Engineering degree from the National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli. Equivalent to a MBA degree, he obtained a post-graduate diploma in Management from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad in 1996.
 
After his management studies, he joined the Tata Strategic Management Group, where he worked on multiple assignments with Tata companies.
 
Gopinathan's journey at TCS
Gopinathan joined the TCS from the Tata Industries and worked to drive TCS’ newly established e-business unit in the US. He was involved in the design, structure and implementation of the new organisational structure and operating model of the company. He took over as the CFO in 2013.
 
Before this, he was Vice President – Business Finance, responsible for the financial management of the company's individual operating units. He was elevated to the role of Chief Executive Officer in February 2017.
 
Under Gopinathan's leadership, the market capitalisation of the company crossed $100 billion during April 2018, making the IT firm the most valuable company in India. In 2021, its brand value grew by $1.4 billion over the prior year to $15 billion.
 
Achievements
Gopinathan was awarded the 2019 Management Man Achiever of the year by the Bombay Management Association. He was also named one of the Top 100 Global CEOs in the Brand Guardianship Index 2019.
 
In 2018, he was also ranked ‘Best CEO’ in Institutional Investor's 2018 All Asia Executive Team rankings. In 2014, he was awarded the “Young Alumni Achiever's Award” under the “Corporate Leader” category from IIM, Ahmedabad. 

Latest Updates on Rajesh Gopinathan

Attrition rate was 17.4% in Q4FY22; lower than peers, higher than firm's own rate a year ago

Updated On: 11 Apr 2022 | 9:41 PM IST

Under Gopinathan's leadership, TCS says it strengthened its position with the revenues increasing from $17.6 bn in financial year ended Mar 31, 2017 to $22.2 bn in financial year ended Mar 31, 2021

Updated On: 17 Mar 2022 | 11:14 PM IST

The company has successfully pivoted to a digital business without an inorganic play, putting digital at the heart of strategy

Updated On: 22 Feb 2022 | 6:07 AM IST

'Two years back we experimented and took in 32,000-35,000 freshers in the first two quarters and this allows us to bring freshers into the company in an accelerated way', said Gopinathan

Updated On: 11 Oct 2021 | 6:05 AM IST

Air India is a "nostalgic airline" for most TCS employees and the IT services major will offer its complete support in whatever form it can, to contribute to the revival of the airline, TCS CEO said

Updated On: 08 Oct 2021 | 10:15 PM IST

Tata Consultancy Services CEO and MD Rajesh Gopinathan took home a pay package of about Rs 20.36 crore in 2020-21, according to the company's annual report

Updated On: 19 May 2021 | 11:20 PM IST

Customers embarking on multi-year technology refresh cycle and their increased focus on growth and transformation (G&T) initiatives are expected to provide strong growth levers for TCS, its CEO said

Updated On: 19 May 2021 | 2:13 AM IST

IT players have preferred to enter consulting through acquisition, but TCS will build this organically

Updated On: 13 Apr 2021 | 10:37 PM IST

TCS has been ranked by Brand Finance among the top 3 IT services brands in the world.

Updated On: 31 Mar 2021 | 12:00 AM IST

He added that this is on account of the demand for talent and services, which is "only going to explode given the role that technology is playing today and in future"

Updated On: 06 Sep 2020 | 8:59 PM IST

Rajesh Gopinathan, CEO & MD of the Mumbai-headquartered firm says that the model has been well-accepted by all stakeholders including clients and employees

Updated On: 13 Jul 2020 | 6:05 AM IST

IT major says pandemic impact may have bottomed out

Updated On: 10 Jul 2020 | 1:21 AM IST

In comparison, Infosys' CEO Salil Parekh drew a pay package of $6.15 million (around Rs 40 crore) in the last financial year, a rise of 27 per cent over the previous fiscal.

Updated On: 02 Jun 2020 | 3:36 AM IST

Company misses revenue estimates, margin sees improvement

Updated On: 18 Jan 2020 | 1:44 AM IST

The Supreme Court has given a 'blanket stay' on the NCLAT order, the company's Chief Executive and Managing Director Rajesh Gopinathan said

Updated On: 17 Jan 2020 | 8:47 PM IST

External factors and client-specific issues are not very different, says the TCS CEO and MD

Updated On: 14 Oct 2019 | 1:57 AM IST

The chief executive officer of Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. argues the industry's opportunities today are bigger than they've ever been

Updated On: 31 May 2018 | 3:32 PM IST

Gopinathan's total compensation for the financial year was Rs 125 million including profit share

Updated On: 24 May 2018 | 1:51 AM IST

Rajesh Gopinathan talks to Niraj Bhatt about his journey from being CFO to the corner office at the country's most valuable company

Updated On: 11 May 2018 | 11:05 PM IST

He says there is also a backend transformation where TCS is going to re-architect all the various platforms and touch-points of customer interaction

Updated On: 15 Jan 2018 | 8:01 AM IST