<p>French multinational professional services and business consulting corporation Capgemini has gone for a leadership overhaul in India by appointing its current CEO Srinivas Kandula as its group Chairman in India.<br /><br />The company has also elevated its current COO Ashwin Yardi to the post of CEO, in wake of Kandula being promoted as the chairman of the group.<br /><br />Both Kandula and Yardi would be reporting to Thierry Delaporte, Group Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Capgemini, whose responsibility also includes India.<br /><br />Kandula was the CEO of Capgemini in India since 2015.<br /><br />The realignment of the team has been done with an aim to strengthen its India team, that contributes almost 50% of its global workforce. “With 100,000 people - half of our workforce - based in India across twelve locations, this leadership reinforcement is a natural step and fully reflects how Capgemini in India’s role is at the very heart of our Group; its scale; and its ambition for growth as a leader in the industry,” Delaporte said.<br /><br />The company employs 2,08,800 globally.</p>
<p>French multinational professional services and business consulting corporation Capgemini has gone for a leadership overhaul in India by appointing its current CEO Srinivas Kandula as its group Chairman in India.<br /><br />The company has also elevated its current COO Ashwin Yardi to the post of CEO, in wake of Kandula being promoted as the chairman of the group.<br /><br />Both Kandula and Yardi would be reporting to Thierry Delaporte, Group Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Capgemini, whose responsibility also includes India.<br /><br />Kandula was the CEO of Capgemini in India since 2015.<br /><br />The realignment of the team has been done with an aim to strengthen its India team, that contributes almost 50% of its global workforce. “With 100,000 people - half of our workforce - based in India across twelve locations, this leadership reinforcement is a natural step and fully reflects how Capgemini in India’s role is at the very heart of our Group; its scale; and its ambition for growth as a leader in the industry,” Delaporte said.<br /><br />The company employs 2,08,800 globally.</p>