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Eye on the outcome: Meet C Vijayakumar, MD & CEO, HCL Technologies

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

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C Vijayakumar, the reticent chief executive of HCL Technologies

Neha Alawadhi New Delhi
C Vijayakumar, the reticent chief executive of HCL Technologies, India’s third-largest IT services firm, was recently appointed managing director, succeeding the founder, Shiv Nadar.

Back in October 2016, when CVK, as he is popularly called within and outside of HCL, was named CEO, it had been somewhat of a surprise — his elevation being the result of his predecessor, Anant Gupta, suddenly stepping down to “pursue personal interests”.

CVK, 53, has since taken the firm from $6.8 billion to $10.8 billion in revenue. And the stock price of HCL Technologies has risen a phenomenal 250 per cent during this period.

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