HCL Technologies CEO C Vijayakumar

"India is the best market right now in the world with the digital initiatives the government has implemented," says C Vijayakumar, CEO & MD HCLTech

Deal pipeline remains strong, may see a moderation in Europe next quarter, says CEO

HCL Q3 results: The company added 2,945 new employees during the quarter, and the closing headcount was 222,270. The attrition rate in Q3FY23 stood at 21.7%

Vijayakumar asserted that the company is "on a good upcycle", and will use multiple levers to mitigate the challenges around margins

In a Q&A, HCL Technologies CEO and MD C Vijayakumar, talks about growth momentum from its majority market the US and managing supply-side issues

HCL Technologies had recently reported over three fold jump in its consolidated net profit for fourth quarter ended March 2022 at Rs 3,593 crore

People who have worked with him say CVK is extremely focused on executing the company's mode 1-2-3 strategy

With a focus on innovation and acquisitions, the $10 billion company has scaled up its presence in the global information technology services space

If you look at HCL's history, we come from a product engineering background and over the years have created thousands of products for our customers, says HCL CEO Vijayakumar

Seven of India Inc's leading decision-makers, who have themselves reimagined their businesses successfully many times, met virtually to select the winners

Since we have done very well in Q2, we have to deliver the incremental growth in Q3 and Q4 on this expanded base, said Vijayakumar

Chief Executive C VIJAYKUMAR talks to Sai Ishwar on the company's cost optimisation plans, impact of H-1B visa row, and mergers and acquisition plans

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We hired close to 3,800 people last quarter, he added

Apart from engineering services, Vijayakumar said telecom, BFSI, retail and consumer packaged goods would drive growth in the quarters ahead

I think we have simple strategy, which is focussed on being relevant and following the client spend, which is really simplified by our mode 1-2-3 strategy, says C Vijayakumar