People and management will be focus areas, says Mindtree CEO

They are key to enhancing growth momentum: Chatterjee

Debashis Chatterjee, the new CEO & MD of L&T-owned Mindtree, said his immediate focus would be on the people and the management.

For the long-term, he has been tasked with taking the company to the ‘next level of growth’. Addressing the media on Friday, Mr. Chatterjee said: “I’m excited about the opportunity being presented to me. When a new person comes in, there is this 100-day plan and my first priority is to understand the Mindtree minds and the management, and these are critical in strengthening the growth momentum of the company.”

Introducing the new top executive to the media, S.N. Subrahmanyan, CEO and managing director of L&T, who is currently on the board of Mindtree said, “Mr. Chatterjee would help Mindtree achieve its global objectives. He would be able to bring in stability to Mindtree, and would be able to work with the management, clients, employees and other stakeholders.”

Prior to joining Mindtree, Mr. Chatterjee was president, global delivery and global leader for the digital systems and technology practice at Cognizant.

22 years at Cognizant

During his 22 years of service at Cognizant, Mr. Chatterjee held various leadership roles, ranging from running the banking and financial services practice; to building and managing several delivery operations centres; to driving technology innovation and next-generation solutions across lines of service.

He was a key member of the executive leadership group, as well as a member of the board of directors for Cognizant, India, a statement said.

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