Cognizant on Monday announced that its board of directors has elected board member Michael Patsalos-Fox as its new chairman. He succeeds John E Klein, who has served as chairman for nearly 15 years and will remain a board member.
Patsalos-Fox, 65, was elected to the Cognizant board in July 2012 and serves on the finance, management development and compensation, and nominating, governance and public affairs committees.
Until October 2013, he was a senior partner at global management consulting firm McKinsey & Company, where he worked for 32 years. During his tenure at McKinsey, he served on its board of