HCLTech names chief growth officer for India, other high-potential markets

HCLTech said on Wednesday that it promoted Sandeep Saxena to chief growth officer for Growth Markets 2, as the IT services firm seeks to strengthen its focus on the Indian market.

A long-time HCLTech executive, Saxena has been appointed to lead India and other high-potential regions including the Middle East and Africa that come under Growth Markets 2. He will be based in Mumbai and report to chief executive C Vijayakumar, the company said.

During his over 25-year-long career at HCLTech, Saxena has held multiple roles across geographies. Most recently, he was head of the retail-CPG, travel, transportation and logistics, energy and natural resources segments for Europe, as well as all non-financial services verticals for France, Italy and Iberia.


India was the fastest growing region for the company at 22.1% in the quarter ended December 31, even though it contributed just 3.3% to the company’s total business.

“As one of the world’s fastest-growing economies, India presents a significant opportunity, and we will bring our global scale, deep expertise and full-stack capabilities to help enterprises harness next-generation technologies and accelerate growth,” Vijayakumar said.

Saxena was instrumental in the company’s multi-year contracts with European energy supplier Equinor in July 2025 and Mondelez International in 2022, among others, according to HCLTech.