Sudeep Kunnumal, CHRO, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
Mumbai, March 14, 2025: Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) a global leader in IT services, consulting, and business solutions, announces the appointment of Sudeep Kunnumal as Chief Human Resources Officer Designate with effect from March 14, 2025 and would take over as Chief Human Resources Officer, upon superannuation of Milind Lakkad. The company stated in a BSE regulatory filing.
In his current role, Sudeep Kunnumal leads the Human Resources function for Banking, Financial Services and Insurance (BFSI) vertical and has been associated with Company since the year 2000. He completed his Master’s in Human Resource Management, from Madurai Kamaraj University. He has marked his career with a strong commitment to foster organizational growth through strategic HR initiatives, innovative talent solutions, and process excellence.
He has worked in various HR leadership positions in North America, Europe, and APAC which helped him gain experience and contribute across the entire spectrum of the HR employee life cycle in these markets.
In all his roles, one of his top priorities has been to build compelling value propositions to attract and retain top-tier talent, positioning the Company as an employer of choice and bridging the gap between academia and industry. His accomplishments in talent acquisition have been transformative, including spearheading gaming-based hiring methodologies that not only identified high-potential candidates but also enhanced candidate engagement. This innovative approach culminated in a landmark achievement, setting a Guinness World Record through the global programming contest, CodeVita, a pioneering initiative that reshaped campus hiring practices.
He had the opportunity to lead enterprise-wide change management in strengthening the Company’s approach to talent integration, ensuring seamless transitions during onboarding, mergers, and acquisitions. In the domains of talent management and leadership development, he has partnered closely with business leaders to identify, nurture, and retain high-potential talent. By leveraging advanced technologies and AI, he has implemented dynamic talent marketplace solutions in BFSI that optimize resource deployment, improve agility, and unlock untapped potential within the workforce. Throughout his career, he has been a trusted advisor and partner to business leaders, aligning HR strategies with organizational objectives to support transformation, innovation, and growth. His ability to embrace change, leverage technology, and to lead high performing teams and inspire them has been central to his success in navigating complex, multicultural environments and delivering impactful HR solutions.
He remains committed to leveraging his expertise to create future-ready workplaces that thrive in an ever-evolving business landscape.
Tata Consultancy Services is an IT services, consulting and business solutions organization that has been partnering with many of the world’s largest businesses in their transformation journeys for over 56 years. Its consulting-led, cognitive powered, portfolio of business, technology and engineering services and solutions is delivered through its unique Location Independent AgileTM delivery model, recognized as a benchmark of excellence in software development.
A part of the Tata group, India’s largest multinational business group, TCS has over 607,000 of the world’s best-trained consultants in 55 countries. The company generated consolidated revenues of US $29 billion in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024, and is listed on the BSE and the NSE in India. TCS’ proactive stance on climate change and award-winning work with communities across the world have earned it a place in leading sustainability indices such as the MSCI Global Sustainability Index and the FTSE4Good Emerging Index.
