CMD Ramkumar Ramamoorthy puts in papers after a 23-year stint at Cognizant

Pradeep Shilige, Head of Global Delivery also resigned from the company. Accenture veteran Andy Stafford is replacing Shilige, said sources

Ramkumar Ramamoorthy, chairman and managing director of Cognizant’s India arm, has resigned from his role, ending his 23 years of association with the IT services firm.

While Ramamoorthy couldn’t be contacted, in a social media post he said: “In the past few months, I felt a strong desire to double down on my abiding passion (also my first calling!)—education, skilling and mentoring entrepreneurs. I am all set to explore that world again from July 17.”

 

Ramamoorthy joined the firm in 1998 as a programme