New TCS boss Rajesh Gopinathan tells employees not to be complacent

BENGALURU: New TCS CEO Rajesh Gopinathan said the company needed to accelerate to stay ahead in a fast changing world and added the company’s leadership strength would help it sustain and evolve its strategy.

Gopinathan takes over at a time of significant change for the Indian IT sector, with all companies reworking their business model to survive automation and protectionist tendencies in their major markets.

“In every industry, the technology leverage is increasing and we will use our scale and expertise to drive growth. Our customers are now competing on time horizon of days and weeks and, internally, we have to do the same to stay relevant to them,” Gopinathan said in his first email to employees as CEO. ET has a copy of the email.

He also said the company should be proud at over 200,000 TCS employees had used the digital learning platform and said that with everyone’s help India’s largest IT firm reach greater heights.

He also reassured employees about the strength of the company’s management team.

“The leadership team at TCS has worked together for a very long time. I can say emphatically that very few companies in our industry have such strength at the top as we do,” Gopinathan said.

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