HCL Technologies CEO C Vijayakumar

He highlighted shifting demand dynamics, uncertainty, and the evolving role of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI)

Will continue to grow in the US, says C Vijayakumar

HCL Technologies hopes to have almost 70 per cent of its staff walking into physical workspaces by end of the current fiscal, CEO C Vijayakumar said, while adding that the IT services company will continue to have a hybrid model that is optimised and tuned in to needs. For now, HCLTech is seeing a gradual increase in the number of people coming to offices, he said. It is pertinent to mention that the flexi work options were put in place by the IT industry at the onset of pandemic. With return to normalcy, many tech companies are scaling up efforts to get staff back in offices, at least for a set number of days in a week, and the past months have indeed seen workers trickle back in, and the office cubicles starting to get occupied more regularly. "We have a hybrid-first virtual operating model and it is based on need. We expect people to come to offices three days a week, and we've had modest success," Vijayakumar told PTI. He added: "We have, at least, half of our people coming to

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"India is the best market right now in the world with the digital initiatives the government has implemented," says C Vijayakumar, CEO & MD HCLTech

Deal pipeline remains strong, may see a moderation in Europe next quarter, says CEO

HCL Q3 results: The company added 2,945 new employees during the quarter, and the closing headcount was 222,270. The attrition rate in Q3FY23 stood at 21.7%

Vijayakumar asserted that the company is "on a good upcycle", and will use multiple levers to mitigate the challenges around margins

In a Q&A, HCL Technologies CEO and MD C Vijayakumar, talks about growth momentum from its majority market the US and managing supply-side issues

HCL Technologies had recently reported over three fold jump in its consolidated net profit for fourth quarter ended March 2022 at Rs 3,593 crore

People who have worked with him say CVK is extremely focused on executing the company's mode 1-2-3 strategy

With a focus on innovation and acquisitions, the $10 billion company has scaled up its presence in the global information technology services space

If you look at HCL's history, we come from a product engineering background and over the years have created thousands of products for our customers, says HCL CEO Vijayakumar

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Since we have done very well in Q2, we have to deliver the incremental growth in Q3 and Q4 on this expanded base, said Vijayakumar

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We hired close to 3,800 people last quarter, he added

Apart from engineering services, Vijayakumar said telecom, BFSI, retail and consumer packaged goods would drive growth in the quarters ahead