Who is the CEO of Cognizant Technology Solutions as of February 2018?

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  1. Francisco D'Souza
  2. Nandan Nilekani
  3. Azim Premji
  4. Vishal Sikka

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Option 1 : Francisco D'Souza
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The 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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