Cognizant board to talk business realignment efforts on February 24

Cognizant, which has its roots in Chennai, currently employs around 290,000 people globally. Of this, around 200,000 are in India

The board of directors at IT services major Cognizant is meeting in Chennai on Monday, the Nasdaq-listed company’s second such meet in India since Brian Humphries took over as the chief executive officer and managing director last year.

According to sources in the know, the board is likely to deliberate on a range of issues including the business realignment efforts taken up under the new CEO, and also issues pertaining to delivery capabilities in India.

“The board of Cognizant usually meets up once or twice in India every year as this is one of the important delivery bases for the company,” a