TECH MAHINDRA
INVESTOR DAY 2021

Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Tech Mahindra

CP Gurnani (popularly known as ‘CP’ within his peer group), is the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Tech Mahindra - a USD 5.1 billion digital transformation, consulting and business reengineering services and solutions provider with 126,200+ professionals across 90 countries, helping 1058 global customers including Fortune 500 companies.

An accomplished business leader with extensive experience in international business development, start-ups and turnarounds, joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, CP played a pivotal role in Tech Mahindra's transformation journey, and one of the biggest turnarounds of Indian Corporate History - the acquisition and merger of Satyam.

Living by the credo, ‘don’t work hard, work smart’, CP brings an inimitable leadership style combined with a laser-sharp focus on customer experience, which has helped Tech Mahindra emerge as one of the leading global digital transformation providers.

He strongly believes that one just cannot ride the growth path with resources that are out of sync with market dynamics. One of his many noticeable achievements in the past year has been an ambitious, company-wide initiative aimed at retraining Tech Mahindra employees to ensure they have the skills and knowledge to remain competitive and survive the age of digital transformation.

In a career spanning 40+ years, CP has held several leading positions with Hewlett Packard Ltd, Perot Systems (India) Ltd. and HCL Corporation Ltd. CP has also served as a Chairman of NASSCOM for the year 2016-2017.

He is an ardent supporter of Individual Social Responsibility, and often prods people to invest their time towards betterment of humanity and society, at large. He is on the Board of Tech Mahindra Foundation that was launched in 2007 to help the underprivileged children. He also founded ‘Titliyan’, a NGO that spearheads spreading quality education and developing life and social skills of more than 240 under privileged children.

A chemical engineering graduate from the National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, he is a distinguished and active alumnus of the Institute. CP has also been felicitated with an honorary

Doctorate degree by Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology and Sharda University. He is on the Board of Mahindra & Mahindra Limited, a promoter of Tech Mahindra Limited. His passion for education is resonated in the various honorary positions he holds - He is on the board of Mahindra Educational Institutions (MEI) & a member of the Board of Management of Mahindra University, a private university promoted by MEI to educate future citizens for and of a better world. He is also the Chairman of IIM Nagpur and the Founding Trustee of Plaksha University.

CP Gurnani has also been featured in a Harvard Case Study on ‘Tech Mahindra and the Acquisition of Satyam Computers’.

He is the recipient of many prestigious awards including:

• ‘Influential Leader of New India’ 2021 by CNNNews 18
• ‘Inspiring CEO’ at The Economic Times CEO Conclave 2021
• ‘Leader of the Year’ in IT at CEO Today Magazine Middle East Awards 2021
• Technology Icon of India 2020 recognition by VARINDIA Brandbook
• Business Today ‘Best CEO’ Awards 2019 (IT & ITES category)
• ‘Corporate Leader of the Year’ Award - 14th (I-ACE) Awards 2018.
• Gold Winner in the ‘CEO of the Year’ for his organization’s wide reskilling initiative
• Asia One Global Indian of the Year - Technology’ in 2016
• Listed among the top 100 global CEOs as part of The Wall Street Journal CEO Council 2016
• 'Best CEO of the Year’ at the Forbes India Leadership Awards in 2015
• Business Standard ‘CEO of the Year’ in 2014
• CNBC Asia’s India Business Leader of the Year in 2014
• Dataquest ‘IT person of the Year’ in 2013
• The Ernst and Young ‘Entrepreneur of the Year’ in 2013

CP is highly active on social media platforms like twitter and LinkedIn and you can connect and follow him on the same -

• Twitter handle - @C_P_Gurnani
• LinkedIn profile - https://www.linkedin.com/in/cp-gurnani-b4500348/

Manish Vyas, is the President, Communications, Media & Entertainment Business (CME), and the Chief Executive Officer of Network Services at Tech Mahinda. As President, Manish is responsible for running all facets of the CME business.

He is an inspirational leader who tells stories that inspire action while at the same time is grounded in financial information that levers the business. Respected as a credible voice in decision making, finding strategic partners, and establishing governance boundaries, Manish earns a seat at the table wherever he serves.

Manish has been associated with Tech Mahindra for over 20 years now and has played a key role in building high performance teams, driving growth through innovative solutions & go-to-market strategies. In his tenure as President of the CME Business, the business has grown from $1 billion dollars to $2.2 billion dollars today.

He has been involved in creating the strategic direction to the CME & Networks Services business and in driving various organic & inorganic growth initiatives. Manish has co-authored Technology papers on ‘Network Innovation’ with CXOs of Networks-based companies, and published several blogs on the Future of the CSPs, as here –

• Innovation with 5G in Media
• ET Telecom - The 5th Wave of Networks

Apart from his association with Tech Mahindra, Manish has also been identified as one of the future business leaders at the Mahindra Group, as part of the ‘Future Leadership Program’. He consistently contributes to the Group’s Innovation Council named ‘M-101’. He is the Chairman of Tech Mahindra Americas and is also a board Member - US India Chamber of Commerce, Dallas FortWorth. Manish recently has been bestowed with the award as one of the TOP 50 A sian American in Business and continues to be a source of inspiration to everyone in the Organisation.
Manish was brought up in Nagpur in Central India and is currently based out of Dallas, USA. Manish holds an MBA from NMIMS, Mumbai and Electronics Engineering from Nagpur University.
When not busy traveling meeting customers and building teams, Manish likes to maximize his free time with his two daughters. He is an ardent cricket fan and enjoys watching Hindi classical cinema. Here’s a link to a very personal, direct from the heart Podcast – ‘Cracking the Code with Manish Vyas’.

As Chief Strategy Officer and Head of Growth of Tech Mahindra, Jagdish Mitra is responsible for driving global business growth.

Jagdish is passionate about skilling, scaling SMEs, SMBs and startups with a focused interest in Deeptech and Innovation, as well as driving positive change through social empowerment. He currently co-Chairs of the Science, Technology & Innovation Committee at FICCI. Additionally, he is a member of CII National Startup Council and on the CII’s National Committee on Skill Development and Livelihood and a member of the CII Council on India @ 75, where he chairs the sub group on Education – Functional Literacy using Digital Tools & Fintech.

Previously, he served as the CEO of CanvasM (a JV between Techmahindra and Motorola). In a career spanning 25+ years, he has played many roles spanning across sales, business development, and large deals. He has opened new markets in North America, UK, Middle East, Australia New Zealand, and Southeast Asia apart from India.

He is also an advisor to MedTech startup incubated at Sine, IIT Bombay. He regularly mentors startups in B2B Tech space like SKTA in Silicon Valley. He is also sought-after speaker in the leadership circle in India and internationally.

He sees collaboration as the biggest virtue of a true leader and attributes his success to it. He believes AI, automation, digital can enable us to create unique human experiences of the future. He is a sports enthusiast, loves football and plays squash. He is passionate about imparting sports training to underprivileged kids. Jagdish is the founder of a Jishnu Mitra foundation (JMF) that trains and awards scholarships to high potential kids from challenged backgrounds. He is also a volunteer for the activities of Tech Mahindra Foundation on education and skilling.

Jagdish holds a Master’s Degree in Computer Applications from Birla Institute of Technology and a Master’s in Business Administration from the University of London.

Rohit Anand is the Global Head of Business Finance at Tech Mahindra. Rohit leads various strategy & growth initiatives within Tech Mahindra. Some of his responsibilities include business short term & long term planning, driving performance management, process excellence, deal structuring & negotiations, and investor relations among others.

Prior to joining Tech Mahindra, Rohit was the Chief Financial Officer at Wipro GE. He has held various roles across the finance function throughout his 18 years in GE, in multiple geographies like China, US and India. In his last stint in GE as the CFO of its Healthcare business in South Asia he was in-charge of 2 successful JVs with Wipro & Bharat Electronics, apart from a billion-dollar P&L with manufacturing, R&D and commercial operations under him.

He began his career with the reputed Global Leadership Program - Corporate Audit Staff within GE, which opened a fast track within finance function. He worked on different financial & operational projects with the company's businesses in US, Asia & Europe. This exposure of working in a global team in stretched timelines & under different business environments helped shaped his career.

A proactive leader with an astute sense for business, Rohit comes with a strong academic caliber as well, with an MA Economics in Delhi School of Economics and a Bachelor's degree from Delhi University in the same domain.

He is passionate about living a healthy holistic lifestyle and believes in sharing his experiences with the community.

As the Chief Transformation Officer, she is leading the full-scale transformation for the company across multiple dimensions including Delivery Modernization, Digitalization, Cost transformation, Workforce Management, Capability Development, Portfolio Optimization, portfolio companies' integration.

Prior to her current role, Simmi has played a various roles in Tech Mahindra in areas of Strategy,  Delivery & Operations, 360 degree relationships with customer,  Performance Management. She has rich multi-functional experience. Before joining Tech Mahindra, Simmi Led Six Sigma Practice for Perot System.

She is a thought leader and an eloquent speaker at multiple forums and conferences. Her pursuit to excellence has won her many awards and accolades across various platforms. She was recently recognized amongst the top 100 leaders, innovators and influencers by Technology Magazine, won the Globant Award – Women that Build - in the 'Game Changer' category and also received the honor of “Woman Leader of the Year Award” (2018) at Tech Mahindra.

Simmi is passionate about social responsibility. To drive the cause, she is on the advisory board of Pinkshe foundation. Pinkshe foundation is a Non-Government Organization focused on the development, well-being, pride, and happiness of the Girl Child & Women.

Global Chief People Officer, Tech Mahindra

He has a rich multi-functional experience and focusses on building high performance teams.

Relations from University Business School, Chandigarh. He has also completed his Bachelor of Law from Punjab University and has 26+ years of experience in Indian and Multinational Companies.

Harsh currently heads the Human Resources and Marketing function as Global Chief People Officer and Head- Marketing at Tech Mahindra Ltd

Before his current role, he was in a business role as CEO and Country Head at Tech Mahindra (Canada), prior to which he led Global Leadership Acquisition and Development & was also the Head - Business HR for APAC & IMEA (Telecom & Enterprise) for Tech Mahindra.

Prior to Tech Mahindra, Harsh was the Chief People Officer at Fortis Healthcare Limited. He was working with Aditya Birla Retail Limited as Chief People Officer before Fortis, and was responsible for the rapid scale up of the Organization.

Prior to Aditya Birla Retail Limited, Harsh has worked with Bharti Enterprises where he held many senior positions at the Corporate Office where he was designated as Senior Vice President – People Excellence before moving as the Head – HR for Bharti Retail Ltd. He has also worked with the Oberoi Group and Punwire Limited.

Some of the recent awards/recognitions he has received are :

• The prestigious ‘CHRO of the Year’ award at the World HRD Congress’s Business Leader of the Year Awards, in February `21
• Recognized as one of the Top 40 Marketers on Twitter by Association of Bloggers, Storytellers and Creators, that covers various industry influencers in the digital world
• Harsh is a member of the HR Committee at FICCI
• Harsh is also on the Executive Committee of the Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD), an Initiative of the International Organisation of Employers (IOE), Geneva.
• He is also an Honorable member of Chandigarh University (CU) Corporate Advisory Board (CAB)
• Talent Magnet Award - Conscious Business Leader Award 2016 by Linkedin
• Pride of HR Profession Award – India Human Capital Summit 2011
• HR Leadership Award – Asia Pacific HRM Congress and Ascent
• Most Powerful HR Professionals of India Award – World HRD Congress
• He is a Past President of NHRD (Hyderabad Chapter)

Harsh is passionate about sports, loves to travel and describes himself as a creative and a high energy person.
Harsh is married to Mansi and they have two lovely children, Inayat and Harman Veer.

Head Corporate Development & Global Head for Healthcare and Financial Services

Vivek Agarwal is President – BFSI, HLS and Corporate Development for Tech Mahindra. He is responsible for two of our high growth Strategic Verticals, organic and inorganic investments in building organizational capability and the P&L. He is also responsible for the organization’s M&A strategy and capital allocation, and post-acquisition portfolio operations, including effective integration and realization of synergies and business objectives.

Vivek has been with Tech Mahindra since 2004 and took a 2-year sabbatical in between, to create an early-stage technology venture. He has been an integral part of Tech Mahindra’s journey over the last 15 years, leading and structuring some of the largest multi-year outsourcing deals and our marquee acquisitions. Previously, he was the Managing Director of Tech Mahindra’s European Telecom business.

He has a rich multi-functional experience and focusses on building high performance teams.

Dilip Keshu is an award-winning CEO who leads BORN Group, an agency, acquired by Tech Mahindra.

BORN is now the anchor for Tech Mahindra’s newly created specialism, the Experience Design Pillar or XDS.

The XDS Pillar offers purpose driven, human centered brand experiences that connect physical and digital channels. Its solutions range from consulting & strategic advisory services, creative design, media/content production, commerce offerings, digital marketing, systems integration, analytics, and enterprise grade implementations of systems of engagement and books of record.

Prior to BORN, Dilip was an entrepreneur who grew and took a company public. In prior stints, he has worked in Asia, Europe and the US running global sales for a large FTSE-listed company.

With the mantra of connecting Creative, Content & Commerce BORN has grown to become one of the largest and most awarded agencies in its genre.