Cognizant Appoints Ravi Kumar S as Chief Executive Officer

Ravi Kumar S was appointed CEO of Cognizant in January 2023. In his role as CEO, Ravi sets the strategic direction of the company, promotes Cognizant’s client-first culture, and focuses on ensuring sustainable growth and driving long-term shareholder value.

He is a highly accomplished services industry executive with experience across digital transformation, traditional technology and engineering services, data and analytics, cloud and infrastructure, and consulting.

Prior to Cognizant, Ravi served as President of Infosys from 2016 to 2022, where he led the global services organization across all industry segments and served as Chairman of the Board of Infosys BPM Ltd. Previously, he was the Group Head for the Insurance, Healthcare, and Cards and Payments unit, and led the Global Delivery organization where he built the Oracle and CRM practices.

Before joining Infosys, Ravi served in positions of increasing responsibility at PricewaterhouseCoopers, Cambridge Technology Partners, Oracle and Sapient (now Publicis Sapient). The early part of his career was spent as a nuclear scientist at the Bhabha Atomic Research Center of India.

Ravi is a member of the board of directors of TransUnion and served on the board of directors for Digimarc Corporation from 2021 to 2023. He is also on the board of governors of New York Academy of Sciences and the board of directors for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. In 2024, Ravi joined the board of directors for the US‑India Strategic Partnership Forum.

He holds a bachelor’s degree in engineering from Shivaji University and an MBA from Xavier Institute of Management, India.

Additional Biographical Details

Prior to Cognizant, Kumar served as President of Infosys from January 2016 to October 2022, where he led the global services organization across all Industry segments and served as Chairman of the Board of Infosys BPM Ltd. Overall, he had a 20-year career at the IT firm where he held various leadership roles.

In 2017, he had been appointed as the Deputy Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Infosys and was widely tipped to be the company's COO. But Infosys later did away with the post in 2021 following incumbent UB Pravin Rao's retirement.

Under his leadership, Infosys unveiled Metaverse Foundry, where it developed over 100 use cases to help clients navigate this new and ground-breaking technology.

In his last role as president, Kumar led the Infosys Global Services Organization across all industry segments. He drove digital transformation, consulting, traditional technology, engineering, data and analytics, cloud, and infra services.

During his time with Infosys, Kumar oversaw Infosys' business operations in India, Latin America, Japan, and China. He also led the Infosys Public Services and Infosys Consulting Services subsidiaries.

He joined Infosys in 2002 and started his career as a nuclear scientist at the Bhabha Atomic Research Center.

Since then, Kumar has held various roles at Infosys including executive vice president, global head of the insurance, healthcare, and cards and Payment’s business unit, and senior vice president & global head of consulting & systems integration.

Leadership Commentary

"The Board is focused on positioning Cognizant to reaccelerate growth and drive shareholder value," said Chair of the Board Stephen J. Rohleder. "As a proven leader with deep experience developing global talent and building a culture of success, we believe Ravi is the right person to take Cognizant into its next phase of growth. He brings world-class expertise in consulting, process, and technology transformation as well as demonstrated success building businesses. We are highly confident he can build on Cognizant's portfolio of in-demand solutions, strong brand, and significant international expansion opportunity to unlock enhanced performance and growth."

Rohleder continued, "Brian was a resilient leader, providing a steady hand as he steered the company through various challenges, including a global pandemic. We thank Brian for his many contributions to Cognizant, which have helped to position the company to capture a large, growing market and fuel profitable revenue growth. We believe now is the right time for new leadership to fully capitalize on these opportunities."

"The Board also wants to thank Michael for his leadership during his time as Board Chair. Michael's dedication to Cognizant, including his unwavering commitment to our mission and our shareholders and other stakeholders, has set a strong example for me and the rest of the Board," Rohleder concluded.

Humphries said, "I am proud of our team's achievements during my tenure as CEO. Our brand is more visible, our portfolio is stronger, our client relationships are more consultative and we are better aligned to high growth digital segments within our market. The company is in a great position for success. It was an honor to lead our talented associates and I wish Ravi and the leadership team all the best for the future."

"I am honored to join Cognizant, a company I have long admired for its dedicated client focus and its track record of innovation," said Kumar. "I look forward to working with Steve, the rest of the Board, and the leadership team to capture the many opportunities ahead. I have watched Cognizant fundamentally transform its business, expanding its digital portfolio and capabilities, strengthening client relationships and partnerships, and meaningfully enhancing operational discipline. Cognizant is well-positioned for growth, and I'm excited to unlock the Company's significant potential for our employees, clients, investors, and other stakeholders." 

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