Keshav R. Murugesh
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Keshav R. Murugesh | |
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 Keshav Murugesh in 2014 | |
| Born | 17 August 1963[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 NASSCOM BPM Forum [1] |
Keshav R. Murugesh is the Group Chief Executive Officer of WNS Global Services, a NYSE listed company in the Business Process Management (BPM) business. He is also the Chairman of the NASSCOM BPM Council.[1][2][3]
Early life and education
Murugesh was born in Chennai.[citation needed] His father, M. K. Murugesh, is a Ranji Trophy cricketer, who represented Madras and was a key member of the team that won the Ranji trophy for the first time ever, in 1955, for Madras as part of Balu Alaganan's team.[4][failed verification] Keshav’s mother, Arati Murugesh was the first manager of the first Indian Women’s cricket team.[5][failed verification]
He holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree and is a Fellow of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.[6][7]
Career
Murugesh started his career in 1989 with the Internal Audit department at ITC Limited, a diversified conglomerate. He worked in various departments and businesses in ITC Limited. He became its Vice President, Finance.[6]
Murugesh joined Syntel Inc. as CFO in 2002, became its President and COO in 2004 and CEO in early 2009.[8]
In February 2010, Murugesh joined WNS Global Services as its CEO.[7]
Awards
Murugesh received the CA Business Leader of 2013 Award in the corporate sector by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI)[9] and is a recipient of the Asia Pacific Entrepreneurship Award 2015 [10]
He is also a recipient of the Social Entrepreneurship award at Asia's Best CSR Practices Awards 2011 for outstanding contributions as an entrepreneur to society.[11]
References
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- ^ a b "Keshav Murugesh". Forbes.
- ^ "Keshav Murugesh". NASSCOM. Retrieved 2013-04-15.
- ^ "Memories of Madras - Life on a gentler wicket". The Hindu. Retrieved 2013-04-15.
- ^ "Team India in plaits-Arati Murugesh". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 2013-05-21.
- ^ a b "Keshav Murugesh Education". IIFL. Retrieved 2013-04-15.
- ^ a b "Keshav Murugesh Appointed CEO of WNS". CXO Today. Retrieved 2013-04-15.
- ^ "Keshav Murugesh appointed Syntel's CEO". Silicon India. Retrieved 2013-04-15.
- ^ "Keshav Murugesh" (PDF). ICAI. Retrieved 2014-01-20.
- ^ "Asia Pacific Entrepreneurship Award 2015". thoughtdarts. Retrieved 2015-04-10.
- ^ "Keshav Murugesh". Silicon India. Retrieved 2013-11-11.