Ajoyendra Mukherjee

Mr. Ajoyendra Mukherjee (Ajoy) completed his B.E. (Honours) in Electrical & Electronics Engineering from BITS Pilani in 1980. He joined Tata Consultancy Services, a leading global IT services, consulting and business solutions organization in 1980, immediately after his graduation from BITS and was the Executive Vice President & Global Head of Human Resources before superannuating from TCS in April 2019.

Additionally, he was also the head of India and Middle East & Africa (MEA) business units of TCS and also headed its Global CSR function.

During his tenure in TCS, Ajoy has worked in diverse roles and a variety of technical platforms. He has played a key role in several landmark engagements in Banking & Financial Services, Utilities, Manufacturing and Government. He has held key leadership positions and headed TCS operations in Eastern India, Country Head of Switzerland and South Africa and was also the Global head of Energy & Utilities Practice.

As the head of TCS Eastern India Operations, he has been a key architect for TCS’ growth in the region and has led the delivery of a number of challenging programs for TCS customers worldwide from delivery centers located in eastern India.

In his role as the Head of Global Human Resources function for TCS since 2008, he played a key role in scaling up TCS to over 400,000 professionals spread across 50 countries and ensured that the global HR function continuously responded to the challenges and opportunities of a dynamic industry. As a member of the leadership team of the company, he has been driving initiatives to successfully navigate the company through multiple technology changes including the Digital Transformation journey of TCS and its customers. He played a key role in building a culture of continuous learning and upskilling at TCS that helped in building a skilled and culturally-diverse global workforce relevant for the customers changing requirements. During his tenure, TCS had the best Employee Retention rates in the Industry. Under Ajoy’s leadership TCS received many HR accolades and awards including the recognition as Top Employer globally for four consecutive years.

Ajoy, in addition to his HR responsibility was also head of TCS CSR function and was responsible for Global Strategy, Planning and Execution of key CSR engagements along with Partners to deliver the desired outcomes and served on the Boards of various TCS subsidiaries. Under his leadership TCS earned a place in the Global Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) for five consecutive years.

Ajoy superannuated from TCS in April, 2019 and now lives in Kolkata. He is currently associated with a number of Engineering Colleges in Kolkata as an advisor and serves as Director on the Boards of reputed companies in public and private sector.