LTI appoints Cognizant's Nachiket Deshpande as COO

Bengaluru- Larsen & Toubro Infotech (LTI) has appointed Nachiket Deshpande as its chief operating officer.

He was senior vice president & global delivery head for Banking and Financial Services unit at Cognizant Technology Solutions before joining LTI as COO.

Deshpande would play a key role in the company's transformation.


Having worked for more than 23 years in the industry, he served on global roles across all services lines, products, and platforms, as well as driving large-scale skills transformation. He held management positions in the US, Europe, and Asia across delivery, practice building and client facing roles.

“Nachiket joins us at an exciting phase of LTI’s transformation as customers entrust us with solving their unique challenges. He brings extensive experience and diverse capabilities to continue our growth leadership,” Sanjay Jalona, chief executive officer & managing director, LTI, was quoted saying.

Deshpande said “LTI is at the forefront of building the next generation IT Services company” and it would “bolster the industry expertise and deep technology capabilities that have made LTI the growth leader in the sector”.

Nachiket holds a degree in electronics engineering from the College of Engineering, Pune.