C Vijayakumar
C Vijayakumar (also known as CVK) is the chief executive officer and Managing Director of HCL Technologies, a US$11.18 billion global technology company based in Noida, Uttar Pradesh. Vijay has previously held several technology business and operational leadership positions at HCL. He is currently a Board Member of the US-India Business Council.[1][2]
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Born | 1967 (age 54–55) Tamil Nadu, India |
Alma mater | PSG College of Technology (B.Eng.) and Lawrence School, Lovedale |
Occupation | President and CEO of HCL Technologies |
Website | www |
Early life and education
Vijay was born in Coimbatore in the state of Tamil Nadu in India.[3]He attended The Lawrence School, Lovedale, Tamil Nadu, graduatung in 1986.[4]
He holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree in electrical & electronics engineering from PSG College of Technology, Tamil Nadu, India.[1]
Career
C Vijayakumar joined HCL Technologies in 1994 in the founding startup team of Comnet as a senior technical engineer.[5][6]
Over the years, he held a wide portfolio of responsibilities in HCL across sales, operations and service delivery. He was appointed the company's chief operating officer in July 2016 [7] and in October that same year was promoted to be the CEO, succeeding Anant Gupta.[8]
Prior to becoming COO of the company, CVK was the President of HCL's Infrastructure Services business, a position he had held since March 2015.[6]
Personal life
He is currently based in Cary, North Carolina in the United States.[9]
See also
References
- "C Vijayakumar | HCL Technologies". www.hcltech.com.
- "HCL TECHNOLOGIES: AN INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY SOLUTION ENTERPRISE | HCL Technologies". www.hcltech.com. Retrieved 2016-11-24.
- "Vijay Vijayakumar, Hcl Technologies Ltd: Profile and Biography". Bloomberg.com.
- C Vijayakumar SUM 86 for OL Nation 17, retrieved 2021-11-22
- "HCL Tech appoints COO". @businessline.
- "HCL Tech Appoints C Vijay Kumar As Chief Operating Officer". NDTV.com. Retrieved 2021-07-19.
- "HCL Technologies Appoints C Vijayakumar as Chief Executive Officer". www.businesswire.com. 2016-10-24. Retrieved 2021-07-19.
- Thomson, David G. (2010-04-30). Mastering the 7 Essentials of High-Growth Companies: Effective Lessons to Grow Your Business. ISBN 9780470634820.