Going after digital deals, growth rates will improve, says Cognizant CEO

India is a critical part of Cognizant and will continue to be so, says Humphries

Cognizant’s new-found focus on cost is not a strategy but to come back on growth path, new Chief Executive Brian Humphries says. Humphries, who headed Vodafone Business earlier, tells Bibhu Ranjan Mishra & Debasis Mohapatra he will hire 30% more freshers this year with 18 per cent higher salary. Edited excerpts:

How important is India for you? Some experts feel India is losing its prominence in the overall scheme of things at Cognizant. Is it true?

India is a critical part of Cognizant and will continue to be so. We have 200,000 employees here, and this provides Cognizant a very strong competitive