Tata Consultancy Services’ Chief Operating Officer (COO) and executive director N Ganapathy Subramaniam has retired effective today (May 20). The company has announced the same in an stock exchange filing. TCS had announced COO Subramaniam’s retirement during the company’s fourth quarter earnings call for the fiscal year 2023-24. The company informed the same as well in a stock exchange filing on May 19.
Subramaniam was appointed as COO of TCS back in February 2017 and has been with the company for over 40 years. He joined TCS in 1982 after completing his Masters in Mathematics from the University of Madras and attended various training programs, including the Executive Program for Growing Companies at Stanford University. Prior to taking over the COO’s role, Subramaniam served as the Executive Vice President and Head of TCS Financial Solutions.
What TCS’ stock exchange filing says
Dear Sirs,
Pursuant to Regulation 30 of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, we hereby inform you that the term of office of Mr. N. Ganapathy Subramaniam (DIN: 07006215), Chief Operating Officer and Executive Director (COO & ED) of the Company, ends on May 19, 2024. Accordingly, he ceases to be COO & ED of the Company with effect from May 20, 2024. The details as required under SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 read with SEBI Circular No. SEBI/HO/CFD/CFD-PoD-1/P/CIR/2023/123 dated July 13, 2023, are provided in Annexure A. The above information is also available on the website of the Company www.tcs.com.
We request you to kindly take the above on record.
Thanking you,
Yours faithfully,
For Tata Consultancy Services Limited
Pradeep Manohar Gaitonde
Company Secretary
Why TCS is not hiring a new COO
CEO K Krithivasan has said that the company does not plan to appoint Subramanian’s replacement and will redistribute the duties. “He’s (Subramaniam) been doing many things and no single individual can replace him, our current thinking is, our leadership team, we are re-distributing the work he’s been doing and we don’t intend to appoint a new COO,” chief executive officer K Krithivasan said while addressing a press conference post the March quarter earnings.
CEO K Krithivasan thanked COO NG Subramaniam in email to employees
In a recent email to employees, Krithivasan also thanked outgoing chief operating officer NG Subramaniam for his contribution. “One of many values that NGS leaves with us, to carry forth, is the TCS culture of relentless client centricity. NGS has led the organization across key roles for over four decades, providing immense, selfless, and invaluable service to the company,” he wrote. “His contributions to the journey of our organization are immeasurable,” said Krithivasan.
Subramaniam was appointed as COO of TCS back in February 2017 and has been with the company for over 40 years. He joined TCS in 1982 after completing his Masters in Mathematics from the University of Madras and attended various training programs, including the Executive Program for Growing Companies at Stanford University. Prior to taking over the COO’s role, Subramaniam served as the Executive Vice President and Head of TCS Financial Solutions.
What TCS’ stock exchange filing says
Dear Sirs,
Pursuant to Regulation 30 of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, we hereby inform you that the term of office of Mr. N. Ganapathy Subramaniam (DIN: 07006215), Chief Operating Officer and Executive Director (COO & ED) of the Company, ends on May 19, 2024. Accordingly, he ceases to be COO & ED of the Company with effect from May 20, 2024. The details as required under SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 read with SEBI Circular No. SEBI/HO/CFD/CFD-PoD-1/P/CIR/2023/123 dated July 13, 2023, are provided in Annexure A. The above information is also available on the website of the Company www.tcs.com.
We request you to kindly take the above on record.
Thanking you,
Yours faithfully,
For Tata Consultancy Services Limited
Pradeep Manohar Gaitonde
Company Secretary
Why TCS is not hiring a new COO
CEO K Krithivasan has said that the company does not plan to appoint Subramanian’s replacement and will redistribute the duties. “He’s (Subramaniam) been doing many things and no single individual can replace him, our current thinking is, our leadership team, we are re-distributing the work he’s been doing and we don’t intend to appoint a new COO,” chief executive officer K Krithivasan said while addressing a press conference post the March quarter earnings.
CEO K Krithivasan thanked COO NG Subramaniam in email to employees
In a recent email to employees, Krithivasan also thanked outgoing chief operating officer NG Subramaniam for his contribution. “One of many values that NGS leaves with us, to carry forth, is the TCS culture of relentless client centricity. NGS has led the organization across key roles for over four decades, providing immense, selfless, and invaluable service to the company,” he wrote. “His contributions to the journey of our organization are immeasurable,” said Krithivasan.