LeaD is an internal program to promote diversity and leadership at the senior level.
This follows the streak of leadership appointments by CEO K Krithivasan since he took the helm at India’s largest IT services company. Anant Haidale, who was previously leading LeaD and was the HR head in North America will move to a new leadership role in the manufacturing business group, said the note from CHRO Milind Lakkad to employees on Friday.
TCS did not respond to queries at press time on the appointments.
“I am pleased to announce the appointment of Ms Elizabeth Mathew (Liz) as the head of TCS LeaD. Liz takes over from Anant Haidale who, after a successful stint in HR, has moved to take up a leadership role in the Manufacturing Business Group,” wrote Lakkad.
Also read | Tech winter diet: TCS, Infosys and HCLTech shed weight, reduce employee intake
Discover the stories of your interest
He added that Mathew will have the responsibility to nurture leadership talent apart from the overall responsibility of diversity and inclusion initiatives within the organisation. LeaD is an internal program to promote diversity and leadership at the senior level. Head of diversity and inclusion Preeti D’Mello and Brinda R, head of leadership careers, will report to Mathew. Mathew, who is based in Bengaluru, has been with TCS since 1989 and held several HR leadership roles across business groups within the company. Also read | Krithivasan starts off strongly at TCS; analysts welcome his measured approach
Haidale, based in New Jersey, USA, joined TCS from Infosys in 2007 and has held key roles within the manufacturing segment. The manufacturing business group announced in July, during the restructure by CEO K Krithivasan, is led by Anupam Singhal. Haidale was leading the LeaD program as well as the HR function for TCS North America and has over 30 years of experience in the manufacturing sector.
This follows TCS’ recent appointment of S Sukanya as chief information officer of the company last month. Since Krithivasan took the helm, in July, from Rajesh Gopinathan, the company has introduced over 15 new leadership changes with the company shifting back to its old vertical based operating structure at a time when the IT services industry is facing severe demand headwinds.
Over the past three quarters, IT majors, including TCS have called out a slowdown and uncertainty in the demand environment with Krithivasan expecting a single digit revenue growth for the company in the 2024 fiscal year.
