L&T strengthens leadership team at Mindtree, inducts senior executives

Sources in the know said a tweak in the branding of Mindtree is also on the cards

The new management of Mindtree is strengthening its leadership team by inducting senior executives from its parent, L&T Group companies, in critical roles like human resources (HR) and operations.

The Bengaluru-based company has appointed Paneesh Rao, the chief HR officer of L&T Technology Services, to head its HR functions. Sources in the know said the company is in the process of inducting another top executive from L&T Group as the chief operating officer. N S Parthasarathy, one of the cofounders of Mindtree, was earlier heading this function.

Last month, Mindtree appointed Cognizant executive Debashis Chatterjee as its chief executive officer (CEO) after