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I had the opportunity to interview and listen to the ideas of some of the key persons in<br />
TCS at the beginning of this year. This article is a compilation of the interviews, which I<br />
conducted during my three visits to India, as well as the culmination of the research of<br />
the information available in English and Japanese.<br />
Profile N Chandrasekaran<br />
Born in 1963. Did his Bachelor’s Degree from Coimbatore Institute of<br />
Technology and Master’s from Regional Engineering College. Joined<br />
TCS in 1987. Appointed as CEO in 2009 (One of the youngest CEOs<br />
in the <strong>Tata</strong> Group). Chosen as India’s Best CEO in 2010 by Finance<br />
Asia Magazine.<br />
Profile S. Ramadorai<br />
Born in Nagpur, India in 1944. Did his Master’s in UCLA<br />
after passing out from Delhi University and IISc. Joined<br />
TCS in 1972. Appointed as TCS America GM in 1979,<br />
CEO in 1996 and is currently Vice Chairman since 2009.<br />
Received Padma Bhushan Award (2006) from the Indian<br />
Government and appointed as Adviser to the Prime<br />
Minister in 2011 for the National Skill Development<br />
Council.<br />
The three successive CEOs of TCS: Mr. F.C.Kohli, Mr.<br />
S.Ramadorai, & Mr. N. Chandrasekaran who have spun India‘s<br />
IT history:<br />
I‘m grateful to Mr. Masahiko Kaji (article published in Jan-Feb 2011 issue of this<br />
magazine) of TCS Japan (the Japanese arm of TCS) who introduced me to all the three<br />
stalwarts of TCS at its Corporate headquarters in Mumbai early this year. I met the<br />
first CEO of TCS, Mr. F.C.Kohli (CEO: 1969~1996, Deputy Chairman: 1994~2000), his<br />
successor, Mr. S. Ramadorai, who is currently the Vice Chairman (1944~, CEO:<br />
1996~2009, Vice Chairman since 2009), and Mr. Chandrasekaran (herein after referred<br />
to as Mr. Chandra) who has taken over as CEO from 2009 (1963~, CEO: 2009~). Each of<br />
them has established a global presence of Indian IT and not just of TCS, and it would<br />
not be an exaggeration to say that their contribution has been historic.<br />
As one of the proofs, in mid February this year, when I was in the midst of writing this<br />
article, I heard the news that the second CEO and the current Vice Chairman, Mr.<br />
Ramadorai, has been appointed as the Advisor to the National Skill Development<br />
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