We'll continue to grow faster than industry: Mindtree chief Rostow Ravanan

In a Q&A, the CEO & MD of the Bengaluru-based midsize IT firm talks about his company's hiring plans and allays fears over the use of bots

While the business outlook for domestic IT firms doesn't look bullish, Bengaluru-based midsize IT firm, Mindtree is sanguine about its growth prospects in this financial year. While its deal pipeline looks robust, its recent acquisitions are also slowly stabilising. Against this backdrop, Mindtree CEO and Managing Director, Rostow Ravanan talks about the broader strategy of the company going ahead, in a conversation with Debasis Mohapatra.

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Mindtree is upbeat about business prospects in FY19. What makes you so positive about growth when all domestic IT firms are struggling to cope with a challenging operating environment?

I have no