Capgemini Ananth Chandramouli
Capgemini India CEO backs 47.5-hour work week, opposes weekend e-mails
Joining the debate on working hours, IT services company Capgemini India's chief executive Ashwin Yardi on Tuesday advocated 47.5 hours work per week, and was against sending e-mails to employees on weekends. He was speaking at Nasscom Technology and Leadership Forum (NTLF) here. "Forty seven and half hours. We have about nine hours a day and five days a week," Yardi said replying to a question on the ideal time to be put in by an employee per week. "My guiding principle for the last four years is don't send an e-mail on a weekend even if it is an escalation unless you know you can solve it on a weekend," he added. Acknowledging that sometimes he does work on weekends, Yardi said he desists from sending e-mails to employees, as there is no point just to give "grief" to an employee knowing well that the work cannot be done on a weekend. It can be noted that IT industry leader and Infosys co-founder N R Narayana Murthy has been pitching for a 70-hour work week, while EPC major Lars
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Capgemini appoints Ananth Chandramouli as India and West Asia head
French technology and outsourcing company Capgemini has appointed Ananth Chandramouli as Head of Local Businesses and Services for India and West Asia. He will be responsible for formulating local go-to-market strategy, driving its revenue growth, managing client relationships, collaborating with partners and developing its talent for the India and West Asian markets.Chandramouli takes over from Kishor Chitale who moves to a new role in the Asia Pacific region and will be responsible for building the Cloud Services strategy and roadmap for Capgemini in APAC and the Middle East. Chandramouli has been involved in setting up and driving business in India across various sectors including Energy & Utilities, Manufacturing, Retail and Telecom when he held leadership roles in Infosys prior to joining Capgemini."It has been a crucial undertaking to identify and elect the right leader for the team. Ananth's exceptional experience that cuts across a wide range of portfolios and business ...
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