Genpact CEO ‘Tiger’ Tyagarajan announces retirement, B K Kalra to take over

N V ‘Tiger’ Tyagarajan will step down as the president and chief executive officer (CEO) of the global professional services firm Genpact in February next year, the company has announced.

Balkrishan ‘BK’ Kalra — the company’s global business leader for financial services, consumer and healthcare — will take over the top role from February 9, while Tiger will continue as a member of the Board of Directors, it said on late Wednesday.

Tyagarajan was appointed as Genpact’s second CEO in 2011 after serving as the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the company.