Cognizant appoints Rajesh Varrier as global head of operations & CMD, India

Nasdaq-listed IT major Cognizant today announced the appointment of Rajesh Varrier as Global Head of Operations, effective September 2, 2024. Additionally, he will be appointed as Chairman and Managing Director, India, assuming the role on October 1, 2024.

The appointment was announced as Rajesh Nambiar leaves Cognizant to become president of nasscom .

Varrier will be an Executive Vice President of Cognizant, reporting to Ravi Kumar S, Cognizant’s Chief Executive Officer. Varrier will be based in Bangalore, India.