Keshav R. Murugesh

Keshav R. Murugesh
Keshav R. Murugesh, Group CEO of WNS Holdings
Born (1963-08-17) 17 August 1963 (age 61)[citation needed]
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Alma materInstitute of Chartered Accountants of India
Andhra University
Occupation(s)Group Chief Executive Officer and Director, WNS (Holdings) Ltd.
Chairman of NASSCOM 2019-2020[1]

Keshav R. Murugesh is an Indian businessman who is the Group CEO and Member of the Board of Directors of WNS Holdings, a multinational business process management (BPM) company.[2][3][4]

Murugesh is the Chairman of the Confederation of Indian Industry UK India Business Forum.[5][6] He was the Nasscom's Chairperson in 2019-20,[7] and Chairperson of Nasscom BPM Council for two consecutive terms (2015–17).[8][9][10] He is the former Chairperson of the NASSCOM Consumer Interest Protection Task Force.[11]

Keshav is a member of The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) CEO Council.[12] He is also an active member of G100 and has addressed many international gatherings – including the Harvard India Conference (2018 & 2023),[13] the Global Boardroom hosted by The Financial Times (2021),[14] the Fortune Global Sustainability Forum (2022),[15] Social Impact Day[16] panel at the Imperial College Business School, London (2021 & 2022), and as part of the panel on India-US relations hosted by ISB and the UCLA Anderson School of Management (2020).[17]

Education and career

Keshav holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree and is a Fellow of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.[18][19]

Keshav started his career in 1989 with the Internal Audit department at ITC Limited, and progressed to become its Vice President, Finance.[18] He joined Syntel Inc. as CFO in 2002, became its president and COO in 2004 and CEO in early 2009.[citation needed] In February 2010, Keshav joined WNS Holdings as its Group CEO.[19]

Awards

Year Award Result
2018 CNBC-TV18 'India Business Leader Award'[20] CNBC-TV18
2018 'India Disruptor of the Year'[21] CNBC Asia
2015 'Outstanding CEO' Asia Pacific Entrepreneurship Awards[22]

Further reading

References

  1. ^ "WNS' Keshav Murugesh was Nasscom Chairman (2nd Lead)". Business Standard India. 5 April 2019.
  2. ^ Bordoloi, Pritam (7 October 2023). "AI Will Augment Human Capabilities: WNS Global Services CEO". Analytics India Magazine.
  3. ^ PTI, Press Trust of India (3 February 2010). "WNS appoints Keshav Murugesh as CEO". The Economic Times. The Economic Times. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  4. ^ Wire, Busiess (12 September 2023). "WNS Named to TIME's List of World's Best Companies 2023". Yahoo Finance. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  5. ^ "India Business Forum reactivated to expand Indian business footprint in UK". Moneycontrol. 20 March 2024.
  6. ^ "India Business Forum reactivated to expand Indian business footprint in UK". www.ptinews.com.
  7. ^ "Keshav Murugesh". infotechlead.
  8. ^ "Keshav Murugesh appointed NASSCOM Chairman". Times Of India. 10 April 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
  9. ^ Kurup, Rajesh (12 February 2020). "Indian IT industry to grow to $350 billion by 2025: Murugesh". The Hindu Businessline. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  10. ^ Pramanik, Ayan (27 April 2019). "Nasscom will Push for New-age Skills Adoption: Nasscom chairman". The Economic Times. The Economic Times. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  11. ^ Bureau, DQC. "NASSCOM sets up the Consumer Interest Protection Task Force for BPM industry". DQ Channels. Retrieved 3 November 2023. {{cite web}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
  12. ^ "CEO Council Members". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  13. ^ https://harvardindiaconference.in/speakers/
  14. ^ Bell, Amy (12 May 2021). "FT Global Boardroom plots post-Covid recovery". Financial Times. Financial Times. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  15. ^ "Fortune Global Sustainability Virtual Forum".
  16. ^ https://www.imperial.ac.uk/business-school/faculty-research/research-centres/gandhi-centre-inclusive-innovation/key-initiatives/social/
  17. ^ "Archive | UCLA Anderson School of Management".
  18. ^ a b "Keshav Murugesh Education". IIFL. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
  19. ^ a b "Keshav Murugesh Appointed CEO of WNS". CXO Today. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
  20. ^ Forbes, Staff. "The CNBC-TV18 India Business Leader Awards honoured the visionaries behind outstanding businesses". The Forbes India. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  21. ^ Staff, Exchange Media. "CNBC TV18 S India Business Leader Awards Honour High Achievers Outstanding Leaders and Top Visionaries". E4M. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  22. ^ APEA ALUMNI, Asia Pacific Entrepreneurship Awards (10 August 2018). "Hall of Fame 2015". Asia Pacific Entrepreneurship Awards. Retrieved 9 October 2023.


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