TCS 'won't make any change', focus on principles: CEO designate Krithivasan

Krithivasan's time of taking over is interesting, especially with the agenda already being set

With the appointment of K Krithivasan as chief executive officer (CEO) designate, India’s largest IT services firm, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), has yet again validated its strategy of succession planning well in advance and grooming internal candidates for leadership roles.

However, with Krithivasan it looks like the tenure of CEOs at TCS is coming down. For instance, F C Kohli’s tenure was 28 years. S Ramadorai, who spent 40 years with TCS, spent 13 years as CEO. N Chandrasekaran, who joined in 1987, was with the company for 30 years and as CEO helmed operations for eight years.

Compared to the three