AS Lakshminarayanan is a well-known businessman. He is the Managing Director and CEO of Tata Communications, a Tata Group company. The company was previously owned by the Government of India (GOI) under the Department of Telecommunications, Ministry of Communications. It was sold to Tata Group in 2008.

Also known as Lakshmi, he has been associated with the Tata Group for more than 35 years. Since October 2019, he has been leading Tata Communications which has a market capitalisation of Rs 52,734 crore on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) as of September 1, 2023. The share price of the company was Rs 1,848.45 on Friday.

Under Lakshmi’s leadership, the company is progressing as a digital ecosystem enabler. Prior to joining Tata Communications, Lakshmi was President and CEO of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) Japan.

Lakshmi has worked in US, Hong Kong, Australia, UK, Japan and India. He holds a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from BITS, Pilani. He is also an alumnus of London Business School. Lakshmi is a long-standing member of IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers).

Lakshmi has over 35 years of experience in leadership roles across regions and industries. He has managed and developed scalable businesses, with a deep understanding of the global technology market and enterprises’ growing digital needs.

Other leadership positions he has held within TCS include, Global Head of four business units (Telecom, Media & Information Services, HiTech and Utilities), and Head of UK & Europe. He serves on the Board of Tata Teleservices Limited and Tejas Networks Limited and is also the non-executive chairman of the Board of Nelco Ltd.

Source : DNA India