Cognizant appoints Rob Walker as MD for UK, Ireland operations

IT major Cognizant on Tuesday said it has appointed former EY executive Rob Walker as the Managing Director of its UK and Ireland operations. As a member of Cognizant’s global growth markets leadership team, Walker will be based in London and lead all aspects of Cognizant’s operations in the UK and Ireland, including strategic planning, commercial development, and client delivery, a statement said.

He has 24 years of experience advising clients, including FTSE 100 and Fortune 500 firms, across a wide range of sectors and industries, it added.

Before joining Cognizant, he served as UK&I Consulting Markets Lead for Ernst & Young’s consulting practice.