Keshav R. Murugesh

Keshav R. Murugesh is an Indian businessman who is the Group CEO and Member of the Board of Directors of WNS Holdings, a multinational business process management (BPM) company.^[2][3][4]

Keshav R. Murugesh
Keshav R. Murugesh, Group CEO of WNS Holdings
Born	(1963-08-17) 17 August 1963 (age 61)[citation needed] Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Alma mater	Institute of Chartered Accountants of India Andhra University
Occupation(s)	Group Chief Executive Officer and Director, WNS (Holdings) Ltd. Chairman of NASSCOM 2019-2020[1]

Murugesh is the Chairman of the Confederation of Indian Industry UK India Business Forum.^[5][6] He was the Nasscom's Chairperson in 2019-20,^[7] and Chairperson of Nasscom BPM Council for two consecutive terms (2015–17).^[8][9][10] He is the former Chairperson of the NASSCOM Consumer Interest Protection Task Force.^[11]

Keshav is a member of The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) CEO Council.^[12] He is also an active member of G100 and has addressed many international gatherings – including the Harvard India Conference (2018 & 2023),^[13] the Global Boardroom hosted by The Financial Times (2021),^[14] the Fortune Global Sustainability Forum (2022),^[15] Social Impact Day^[16] panel at the Imperial College Business School, London (2021 & 2022), and as part of the panel on India-US relations hosted by ISB and the UCLA Anderson School of Management (2020).^[17]

Education and career

Keshav holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree and is a Fellow of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.^[18][19]

Keshav started his career in 1989 with the Internal Audit department at ITC Limited, and progressed to become its Vice President, Finance.^[18] He joined Syntel Inc. as CFO in 2002, became its president and COO in 2004 and CEO in early 2009.^{[citation needed]} In February 2010, Keshav joined WNS Holdings as its Group CEO.^[19]

Awards

Year	Award	Result
2018	CNBC-TV18 'India Business Leader Award'[20]	CNBC-TV18
2018	'India Disruptor of the Year'[21]	CNBC Asia
2015	'Outstanding CEO'	Asia Pacific Entrepreneurship Awards[22]

Further reading

• Developing deep thinkers is the future of business: Keshav R Murugesh
• Recognise people for their work: Keshav R Murugesh
• The Transformer: Keshav Murugesh

References

1. "WNS' Keshav Murugesh was Nasscom Chairman (2nd Lead)". Business Standard India. 5 April 2019.
2. Bordoloi, Pritam (7 October 2023). "AI Will Augment Human Capabilities: WNS Global Services CEO". Analytics India Magazine.
3. PTI, Press Trust of India (3 February 2010). "WNS appoints Keshav Murugesh as CEO". The Economic Times. The Economic Times. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
4. Wire, Busiess (12 September 2023). "WNS Named to TIME's List of World's Best Companies 2023". Yahoo Finance. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
5. "India Business Forum reactivated to expand Indian business footprint in UK". Moneycontrol. 20 March 2024.
6. "India Business Forum reactivated to expand Indian business footprint in UK". www.ptinews.com.
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8. "Keshav Murugesh appointed NASSCOM Chairman". Times Of India. 10 April 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
9. Kurup, Rajesh (12 February 2020). "Indian IT industry to grow to $350 billion by 2025: Murugesh". The Hindu Businessline. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
10. Pramanik, Ayan (27 April 2019). "Nasscom will Push for New-age Skills Adoption: Nasscom chairman". The Economic Times. The Economic Times. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
11. Bureau, DQC. "NASSCOM sets up the Consumer Interest Protection Task Force for BPM industry". DQ Channels. Retrieved 3 November 2023. {{cite web}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
12. "CEO Council Members". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
13. https://harvardindiaconference.in/speakers/
14. Bell, Amy (12 May 2021). "FT Global Boardroom plots post-Covid recovery". Financial Times. Financial Times. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
15. "Fortune Global Sustainability Virtual Forum".
16. https://www.imperial.ac.uk/business-school/faculty-research/research-centres/gandhi-centre-inclusive-innovation/key-initiatives/social/
17. "Archive | UCLA Anderson School of Management".
18. "Keshav Murugesh Education". IIFL. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
19. "Keshav Murugesh Appointed CEO of WNS". CXO Today. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
20. Forbes, Staff. "The CNBC-TV18 India Business Leader Awards honoured the visionaries behind outstanding businesses". The Forbes India. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
21. Staff, Exchange Media. "CNBC TV18 S India Business Leader Awards Honour High Achievers Outstanding Leaders and Top Visionaries". E4M. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
22. APEA ALUMNI, Asia Pacific Entrepreneurship Awards (10 August 2018). "Hall of Fame 2015". Asia Pacific Entrepreneurship Awards. Retrieved 9 October 2023.