CP Gurnani is the former CEO and MD of TechMahindra. In a career spanning over 36 years, he held several leading positions with Hewlett Packard Ltd, Perot Systems (India) Ltd.and HCL Corporation Ltd. CP has also served as a Chairman of Nasscom. A chemical engineering graduate from the National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, he is a distinguished and active alumnus of the Institute. He has also been felicitated with an Honorary Doctorate degree by Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology. He also serves as active Chairman of IIM Nagpur.