Keshav R. Murugesh Explained

Keshav R. Murugesh
Occupation:Group Chief Executive Officer and Director, WNS (Holdings) Ltd.
Chairman of NASSCOM 2019-2020[1]
Birth Date:17 August 1963
Birth Place:Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Alma Mater:Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
Andhra University

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. In February 2010, Keshav joined WNS Holdings as its Group CEO.[19]

Awards

YearAwardResult
2018CNBC-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

Notes and References

  1. News: WNS' Keshav Murugesh was Nasscom Chairman (2nd Lead) . Business Standard India . 5 April 2019.
  2. Web site: Bordoloi . Pritam . AI Will Augment Human Capabilities: WNS Global Services CEO . Analytics India Magazine . 7 October 2023.
  3. News: PTI . Press Trust of India . WNS appoints Keshav Murugesh as CEO . The Economic Times . 3 February 2010 . The Economic Times . 9 October 2023.
  4. Web site: Wire . Busiess . WNS Named to TIME's List of World's Best Companies 2023 . Yahoo Finance . 12 September 2023 . 3 November 2023.
  5. Web site: India Business Forum reactivated to expand Indian business footprint in UK . Moneycontrol . en . 20 March 2024.
  6. Web site: India Business Forum reactivated to expand Indian business footprint in UK . www.ptinews.com.
  7. News: Keshav Murugesh. infotechlead.
  8. Web site: Keshav Murugesh appointed NASSCOM Chairman. 10 April 2018. Times Of India. 2013-04-15.
  9. Web site: Kurup . Rajesh . Indian IT industry to grow to $350 billion by 2025: Murugesh . The Hindu Businessline . 12 February 2020 . 3 November 2023.
  10. News: Pramanik . Ayan . Nasscom will Push for New-age Skills Adoption: Nasscom chairman . The Economic Times . 27 April 2019 . The Economic Times . 3 November 2023.
  11. Web site: Bureau . DQC . NASSCOM sets up the Consumer Interest Protection Task Force for BPM industry . DQ Channels . 3 November 2023.
  12. Web site: CEO Council Members . The Wall Street Journal . 9 October 2023.
  13. https://harvardindiaconference.in/speakers/
  14. News: Bell . Amy . FT Global Boardroom plots post-Covid recovery . Financial Times . 12 May 2021 . Financial Times . 3 November 2023.
  15. Web site: 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. Web site: Archive | UCLA Anderson School of Management .
  18. Web site: Keshav Murugesh Education . IIFL . 2013-04-15.
  19. Web site: Keshav Murugesh Appointed CEO of WNS . CXO Today . 2013-04-15.
  20. Web site: Forbes . Staff . The CNBC-TV18 India Business Leader Awards honoured the visionaries behind outstanding businesses . The Forbes India . 9 October 2023.
  21. Web site: Staff . Exchange Media . CNBC TV18 S India Business Leader Awards Honour High Achievers Outstanding Leaders and Top Visionaries . E4M . 9 October 2023.
  22. Web site: APEA ALUMNI . Asia Pacific Entrepreneurship Awards . Hall of Fame 2015 . Asia Pacific Entrepreneurship Awards . 10 August 2018 . 9 October 2023.

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