HCL names former Deloitte partner Jaco Van Eeden as digital unit head

MUMBAI: HCL Technologies said it appointed former Deloitte partner Jaco Van Eeden as global head of its digital business, as the fourth-largest India-listed IT services provider begins to chart out a strategy for the unit.

Van Eeden will lead the unit’s sales, delivery and product teams, the company said in a statement.

"Its institutionalized culture of Ideapreneurship and relationship orientation makes it a most compelling candidate to disrupt and empower the 21st century Enterprise and I am delighted to lead this campaign." Van Eeden, Executive Vice President & Global Head, Beyond Digital Business Unit, HCL Technologies, said.

Van Eeden was a Digital Practice Leader for Enterprise Applications at consultancy Deloitte. He was with the consultancy for eight years.

"Jaco’s rich experience of having delivered large scale Digital Programs for Global 1000 corporations and his understanding of the enabling technology space give him the unique ability to execute this approach for our clients and position HCL as a Digital Transformation Partner of choice," Anant Gupta, president and CEO of HCL Technologies, said.