TCS elevates Sudeep Kunnumal as CHRO designate
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has promoted Sudeep Kunnumal as the company’s as the chief human resources officer (CHRO) designate with effect from March 14, the company’s regulatory filing showed.
The development comes upon superannuation of his predecessor Milind Lakkad, who was the CHRO and executive vice president for almost six years at the Tata group subsidiary, the filing showed.
Lakkad, who joined TCS as a trainee in 1987, spent over 38 years taking up several roles including taking over as the head of Manufacturing Practice in 2006 rising to the ranks to head the Manufacturing Business Group in two years.
This is the third senior leadership change at TCS after chief operating officer N Ganapathy Subramaniam retired on May last year. The COO position has been done away with.
In June 2023, Rajesh Gopinathan stepped down as the CEO and K Krithivasan took charge to head India’s largest IT services company.
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About Kunnumal
In 2006, Kunnumal took charge as the global head of HR for its key vertical banking, financial services, and insurance segment.
With over 25 years of experience in the HR field, Kunnumal has held multiple key positions including director of HR for Asia Pacific, head of talent acquisition in India, and head of HR for Europe, among others.
Prior to joining TCS, Sudeep was the head of HR at Petro Araldite Pvt. Ltd. and worked as a senior personnel officer at Indo Matsushita Appliances Company Limited.
Sudeep holds a Master of Social Work in personnel management from Madurai
