Hiromichi Kakihara is an accomplished executive with extensive experience in the IT and consulting sectors, currently serving as Vice Chairman and Director at Tata Consultancy Services since July 2014. Prior roles include Representative Director and CEO and Director & EVP at Tata Consultancy Services, SVP and Division COO for the IT Service Business at Mitsubishi Corporation from April 2012 to June 2014, and EVP of Corporate Planning at IT Frontier. Kakihara also held the position of COO and Representative Director at SIGMAXYZ Inc. and served as CIO for the Machinery Group at Mitsubishi Corporation. Educational achievements include a degree from Keio University and studies at Stanford University.