Brian Humphries (Irish businessman)

Brian Humphries
Born	1972or1973(age 51–52) County Wicklow, Ireland
Alma mater	University of Ulster
Occupation	Former CEO of Cognizant

Brian Humphries (born 1972or1973) ^[1] is an Irish businessman who was the CEO of Cognizant, from 2019 before being fired in 2023, due to severe attrition rates. ^[2]

Education

Brian Humphries was born in the County Wicklow, Ireland. ^[3] He received his Bachelors of Business Administration with Honors, from the University of Ulster in 1996. ^{[4] [5]}

Career

He began his career with Compaq and Digital Equipment Corporation. He had various posts at Hewlett-Packard from August 2003 to 2013. He joined Hewlett-Packard in August 2003 as Director of Financial Communications and was raised to Vice President of Growth Markets Organization/Emerging Markets. ^[3] He also was the President of Enterprise Solutions at Dell EMC from 2013 to 2017. Brian joined Vodafone in December 2016 and was CEO of Vodafone Business from February 1, 2017 to December 2018. ^{[6] [7]}

He took over as the CEO of Cognizant in April 2019. ^[6] Under his leadership, Cognizant witnessed severe voluntary attrition rates of 33 percent and non-voluntary attrition of 37 percent (annualized) ^{[8] [9]}

In January 2023, Cognizant fired Humphries and replaced him with Ravi Kumar S. as CEO. ^[10]

In November 2024, Version 1 appointed Humphries as interim CEO, whilst they search for a successor, ^[11] replacing Tom O’Connor.

References

1. Duke, Simon (25 November 2021). "Steady hand puts Cognizant in pole position for growth". The Times .
2. "Company Overview of Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation". Bloomberg. 2019-02-14. Retrieved 2018-09-10.
3. Duke, Simon. "Steady hand puts Cognizant in pole position for growth". The Times . ISSN   0140-0460 . Retrieved 2022-04-25.
4. "Brian Humphries". cognizant.com. Retrieved 2019-12-22.
5. "Tech CEOs that are dominating today's business world". The CEO Magazine. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
6. "Cognizant quarterly revenue beats estimates, appoints Brian Humphries as CEO". Moneycontrol. Retrieved 2019-02-06.
7. "Cognizant Names Brian Humphries As CEO, Succeeding Company Co-Founder Francisco D'Souza CEO of Vodafone Business, Humphries is a Technology Veteran with Global Perspective and Broad Range of Experience Company Well-Positioned for Continued Success Following D'Souza's 12-Year CEO Tenure; D'Souza to Remain Cognizant Vice Chairman of the Board". News Cognizant.
8. Baruah, Ayushman (28 October 2021). "Cognizant's attrition of 33% is highest in IT services industry". livement.
9. "Cognizant does not have enough headcount to fulfill its potential: CEO Brian Humphries". Moneycontrol. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
10. Sood, Varun (20 January 2023). "Behind Cognizant CEO Brian Humphries' abrupt ouster". Mint . Retrieved 22 January 2023.
11. "Version 1 chief executive Tom O'Connor to step down". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2024-11-12.