In Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation has announced the expansion of its executive management team to support the ongoing growth of the business.
Gordon Coburn has been promoted to President; Rajeev Mehta has been promoted to Group Chief ExecutiveIndustries and Markets; Chandra Sekaran has been promoted to Group Chief ExecutiveTechnology and Operations; Karen McLoughlin has been promoted to Chief Financial Officer; and Malcolm Frank has been promoted to Executive Vice President, Strategy and Marketing.
The expansion of our management team reflects the next step in our strategy of driving industry-leading growth within our core business while simultaneously investing in our next generation of service offerings, said Francisco DSouza, Chief Executive Officer of Cognizant. I will continue to lead Cognizants overall strategy and direction while focusing my efforts on developing new services in emerging areas that offer significant long-term growth opportunities.
Cognizants expanded management team consists of seasoned technology industry veterans with significant experience within Cognizant.
Coburn joined Cognizant in 1996, served as Chief Financial Officer since 1998 and as Chief Financial and Operating Officer since 2007. In his new role, he will manage Cognizants overall P&L. He has a Bachelors degree from Wesleyan University and an MBA from the Tuck School at Dartmouth College.
Mehta joined Cognizant in 1997 and has played a number of roles building and leading its client facing organization, most recently serving as Chief Operating Officer, Global Client Services. In his new role, he is responsible for leading Cognizants industry vertical and geographic market operations on a global basis. He has a Bachelors degree from the University of Maryland and an MBA from Carnegie Mellon University.
Sekaran joined Cognizant in 1994 and has played various leadership roles in growing the Companys global delivery organization, spearheading new solutions, and championing process improvements, most recently as President and Managing Director, Global Delivery. In his new role, he Sekaran leads the company's solutions and delivery teams world-wide. He holds a Bachelors degree from the National Institute of Technology and an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management.
McLoughlin joined Cognizant in 2003 and most recently served as Senior Vice President of Finance and Enterprise Transformation. She led the development of Cognizants Financial Planning & Analysis capability and has driven various business optimization programs through Cognizants Enterprise Transformation Group. In her new role as CFO, McLoughlin will oversee all aspects of Cognizants Finance and Accounting operations. She has a Bachelors degree from Wellesley College and an MBA from Columbia University.
Frank joined Cognizant in 2005 as head of Strategy and Marketing and, in this capacity he directs all aspects of Cognizants strategy and brand. His responsibilities have included industry and media relations, corporate communications, and field and corporate marketing. Most recently, he played an integral role in developing Cognizants 2015 Strategy and externalizing that strategy through the companys Future of Work messaging. Frank has a Bachelors degree from Yale University.
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