Cognizant names Rajesh Nambiar as CMD for its India operations

BENGALURU: New Jersey headquartered IT firm Cognizant has appointed Rajesh Nambiar as the Chairman and Managing Director of India, months after Ramkumar Ramamoorthy stepped down from his role.

Besides being appointed as the CMD, Nambiar will also be a member of the company’s executive committee effective November 9, 2020. He is currently the chairman and president of Ciena India, a networking system and software company catering mostly to telecom giants.