Keshav R. Murugesh

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Keshav R. Murugesh
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Keshav R. Murugesh, Group CEO of WNS Holdings
Born (1963-08-17) 17 August 1963 (age 60)[ 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]

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]

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He is also the Chairman of the Confederation of Indian Industry UK India Business Forum. [4] He was the Nasscom's Chairperson in 2019-20, [5] and Chairperson of Nasscom BPM Council for two consecutive terms (2015–17). [6] [7] [8] He was also the Chairperson of the NASSCOM Consumer Interest Protection Task Force. [9]

Keshav is a member of The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) CEO Council. [10] He is also an active member of G100 and has addressed many international gatherings – including the Harvard India Conference (2018 & 2023), [11] the Global Boardroom hosted by The Financial Times (2021), [12] the Fortune Global Sustainability Forum (2022), [13] Social Impact Day [14] 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). [15]

Early life and education

Keshav holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree and is a Fellow of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. [16] [17]

Career

Keshav started his career in 1989 with the Internal Audit department at ITC Limited, and progressed to become its Vice President, Finance. [16] He joined Syntel Inc. as CFO in 2002, became its president and COO in 2004 and CEO in early 2009. [18] In February 2010, Keshav joined WNS Holdings as its Group CEO. [17]

Awards

YearAwardResult
2018CNBC-TV18 'India Business Leader Award' [19] CNBC-TV18
2018'India Disruptor of the Year' [20] CNBC Asia
2015'Outstanding CEO'Asia Pacific Entrepreneurship Awards [21]

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References

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  14. ↑ https://www.imperial.ac.uk/business-school/faculty-research/research-centres/gandhi-centre-inclusive-innovation/key-initiatives/social/
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