Strong momentum for the second half, says HCLTech CEO & MD C Vijayakumar

C Vijayakumar, MD & CEO, HCLTech in a video interview with Shivani Shinde talks about the revenue guidance cut, growth drivers and hiring targets

HCLTech, which missed Bloomberg estimates for its second-quarter revenue but still managed to beat its larger peers in profit and revenue growth, expects to exit FY24 strongly. The information technology services major, however, slashed its top-line growth guidance for the current financial year to 5-6 per cent. C Vijayakumar, chief executive officer and managing director, HCLTech, talks about the revenue guidance cut, growth drivers, and hiring targets in a video interview with Shivani Shinde. Edited excerpts:

HCLTech has signed one of its largest deals; Q3 is traditionally strong for the company, and you have also said H2 (the second half