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At TCS, we achieve real business results that allow you to transform, and not just maintain, your operations. Our IT services, business solutions and outsourcing bring you a level of certainty that no other competitor can match. You will experience your requirements being met on time, within budget and with high quality; greater efficiency and responsiveness to your business; and the ability to shift investment to strategic initiatives rather than tactical functions.

Board of Directors
Non-Executive Board Members

Ratan N Tata, Chairman S Ramadorai, Vice Chairman Laura Cha, Director Prof. Clayton M Christensen, Director Aman Mehta, Director Dr. Ron Sommer, Director Venkatraman Thyagarajan, Director Dr. Vijay Kelkar, Director Ishaat Hussain, Director Phiroz A Vandrevala, Director

Executive Board Members


N Chandrasekaran, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director S Mahalingam, Chief Financial Officer and Executive Director

Non-Executive Board Members

Ratan N Tata (Chairman) Ratan N Tata has been the Chairman of Tata Sons, the holding company of the Tata Group, since 1991. He is also the Chairman of the major Tata companies including Tata Motors, Tata Steel, Tata Consultancy Services, Tata Power, Tata Tea, Tata Chemicals, Indian Hotels and Tata Teleservices. During his tenure, the groups revenues have grown over 13-fold to annualized group revenues of over $80 bn. Ratan Tata joined the Tata Group in December 1962. After serving in various companies, he was appointed the Director-in-Charge of The National Radio & Electronics Company Limited (NELCO) in 1971. In 1981, he was named Chairman of Tata Industries, the groups other holding company, where he was responsible for transforming it into a group strategy think-tank and a promoter of new ventures in high technology businesses. He is also the Chairman of two of the largest private sector promoted philanthropic trusts in India. Ratan Tata is associated with various organizations in India and abroad. He is the Chairman of the Government of Indias Investment Commission and a member of the Prime Ministers Council on Trade and Industry, the National Hydrogen Energy Board and the National Manufacturing Competitiveness Council. He also serves on the UK Prime Ministers Business Council for Britain and the International Advisory Council of Singapore's Economic Development Board. He is also on the international advisory boards of the Mitsubishi Corporation, the American International Group, JP Morgan Chase and Rolls Royce. He also serves on the board of directors of Fiat SpA and Alcoa. Ratan Tata is President of the Court of the Indian Institute of Science and Chairman of the Council of Management of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research. He is a member of the Board of Trustees of Cornell University and the University of Southern California. He is also a member of the Global Business Council on HIV/AIDS and the Program Board of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's India AIDS Initiative. Ratan Tata received a Bachelor of Science degree in Architecture with Structural Engineering from Cornell University in 1962. He worked briefly with Jones and Emmons in Los Angeles, before returning to India in late 1962. He completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School in 1975. The Government of India honored Ratan Tata with its second highest civilian award, the Padma Vibhushan, last year. He has also been conferred an

honorary doctorate in Business Administration by the Ohio State University, an honorary doctorate in Technology by the Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, an honorary doctorate in Science by the University of Warwick and the Indian Institutes of Technology of Kharagpur and Madras, and an honorary fellowship by the London School of Economics. To Top S Ramadorai (Vice Chairman) In February 2011, S Ramadorai stepped into public service when the Indian Government appointed him as the Advisor to the Prime Minister in the National Skill Development Council, in the rank of Cabinet Minister. The Council, which is headed by the Prime Minister, seeks to develop a strategy for skill development at the national level with a view to address the skill deficit. Ramadorai continues as the Vice - Chairman of Tata Consultancy Services Ltd, a company he has been associated with for the past 39 years. He took over as CEO in 1996 when the companys revenue was $160 million and has since then led the company through some of its most exciting phases, including its going public in 2004. In October 2009, he stepped down as CEO, leaving a $6 billion global IT services company to his successor, while he took over the mantle of Vice Chairmanship of the company. Today, the companys revenue stands at $8 billion for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2011, with an employee base of over 198,500 of the worlds best trained IT consultants in 42 countries. Ramadorai is also the Chairman of other Tata companies - Tata Elxsi Ltd, Tata Technologies Ltd, CMC Ltd and CRL Ltd. He is on the Boards of a number of non Tata companies and educational institutions - Tata Industries, Hindustan Unilever Limited, Bombay Stock Exchange and the MIT Sloan School of Management (EMSAB). In recognition of Ramadorais commitment and dedication to the IT industry he was awarded the Padma Bhushan (India's third highest civilian honor) in January 2006. In April 2009, he was awarded the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II for his contribution to the Indo-British economic relations. Ramadorais academic credentials include a Bachelors degree in Physics from Delhi University (India), a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Electronics and Telecommunications from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (India) and a Masters degree in Computer Science from the University of California UCLA (USA). In 1993, Ramadorai attended the Sloan School of Managements highly acclaimed Senior Executive Development Program.

Executive Board Members

N Chandrasekaran (Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director) Natarajan Chandrasekaran (Chandra) is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Managing Director of the company. Responsible for formulating and executing the company's global strategy, Chandra has been at helm of several key strategic transitions at TCS since 2002 when he took over the role as head of global sales. In his previous role as Chief Operating Officer, he was the architect of the new organization structure unveiled in 2008, which created multiple agile business units focusing on domains and markets as well as built strategic business units in order to pursue new initiatives with the ability to invest, develop and mature new ideas. Under his leadership, TCS pioneered the creation of its unique Global Network Delivery Model (GNDM) across five continents and ventured into new markets including Europe, China and Latin America. It added new business lines like BPO, Infrastructure and Assurance services. Chandra has also driven the domain diversification drive that has seen the company enter new verticals like Media and Information Services as well as Hi-tech. All of these have matured into sizeable businesses under his mentorship and guidance. Chandra personifies TCS commitment to customer satisfaction and high quality of deliverables. Through his experience in a variety of operating roles across TCS, he has built a reputation in the IT services industry for his exceptional ability to build and grow new businesses and nurture long-term relationships. He has also been a champion of software and business quality for the industry. Chandra represents TCS on several global and local forums. He is a member of Executive Council, National Association of Software & Service Companies (Nasscom) and a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers. He is on the board of Tata Business Support

Services, as well as many TCS subsidiaries. Chandra joined TCSL in 1987 after completing his Masters in Computer Applications from Regional Engineering College, Trichy, Tamil Nadu in 1986. He also holds a Bachelor of Science in Applied Science from the Coimbatore Institute of Technology, Tamil Nadu. Beyond the office, Chandra is a passionate long-distance runner and has completed marathons in Mumbai, New York, Prague, Stockholm and Vienna. Born in 1963, Chandra lives in Mumbai, with his wife Lalitha and son Pranav. To Top S Mahalingam (Chief Financial Officer and Executive Director ) Seturaman Mahalingam, or Maha as he is better known, started his professional career with Tata Consultancy Services in 1970. In his 40-year career with TCS, Maha has been involved in myriad aspects of the Companys operations and growth, before being appointed as the Chief Financial Officer of the Company in February 2003 and as Executive Director in August 2007. A chartered accountant by qualification, Maha began his career as an IT consultant and thereafter played a major role in marketing TCS' services across the globe, developing processes and creating large software development centers for the company. As an early starter in the Indian IT industry, Maha has played a key role in helping TCS become a $6.3 billion global company with over 174,000 employees. Prior to becoming the Chief Financial Officer in February 2003, Maha has managed many of the key functions in TCS including Marketing, Operations, Education and Training as well as Human Resources. He managed the companys operations in London and New York in the early days of TCS global journey. Mahas experience, during the formative years of the IT

industry in the 1970s and 1980s, has given him a significant standing within the IT industry. He is a former chairman of the Southern Region of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Indias apex industry body as well as a fellow of the Computer Society of India. He was also the President of the Institute of Management Consultants of India. He is a board member of several subsidiaries of TCS. In 2006, Maha was conferred the "CFO of the Year" award announced by International Market Assessment (IMA). Maha was also the winner of CNBC TV18s Best Performing CFO Award in the Technology Sector for 2007. Born in February 1948, Maha is married with two children and lives in Mumbai.

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