Read outgoing TCS CEO Rajesh Gopinathan’s farewell note to the company’s employees

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is set to get a new CEO. India’s largest software services company TCS will see a change of guard this week as its chief for six years Rajesh Gopinathan steps down and K Krithivasan takes charge as chief executive and managing director. The outgoing CEO Gopinathan, who steps down today (May 31) wished him success and thanked colleagues for their support in a letter dated May 29.

TCS had on March 17 announced the sudden resignation of Gopinathan and named banking and financial services president Krithivasan as CEO designate. Gopinathan, 52, has been with TCS for 22 years. He was elevated from the role of chief financial officer to CEO in February 2017 after his predecessor N Chandrasekaran was appointed as chairman of Tata Sons. In March 2022, Gopinathan was reappointed for a period of five years ending February 2027.