Cognizant India CMD Ramkumar Ramamoorthy to step down

Cognizant India Chairman and Managing Director Ramkumar Ramamoorthy will retire from the company later this month, after 23 years of service at the firm.

Besides, Cognizant’s global delivery head Pradeep Shilige is also quitting the company after 24 years of working with the company. His last day at the company will be on September 30.

Cognizant CEO Brian Humphries made these announcements in an e-mail to employees.

“…after 23 years with our company, Ramkumar Ramamoorthy, Chairman and Managing Director, India, has decided to retire from Cognizant, effective July 17, 2020. I would like to thank Ramkumar for his successful tenure here, for his many contributions over the years, and for being a passionate brand ambassador of Cognizant with our multiple external stakeholders,” Humphries said.