Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) today said Chief Operating Officer (COO) N Chandrasekaran will succeed S Ramadorai as the chief executive officer (CEO) and managing director of the company on October 6.
Chandrasekaran would be taking over the reins from Ramadorai, who is retiring on October 5, TCS said in a statement.
"The board has named N Chandrasekaran, COO and executive director, as CEO designate, with the intention that he would be appointed CEO and MD with effect from October 6, on retirement of S Ramadorai," the statement said.
TCS' board has re-appointed Ramadorai as CEO and MD till October 5. His current tenure was to end on August 8, 2009.
Ramadorai has been at the helm of affairs at TCS for five years. He was appointed as the CEO and MD on August 9, 2004.