Leadership
We have a diverse leadership team. The composition of our leadership team is a reflection of our operating principle of being "Globally Local". Our leaders come from the local geographies that we operate in and bring in the depth of "local knowledge" required to succeed in those countries. They are all senior professionals from the industry, with vast experience in leading and managing large organizations in our key markets and verticals.
B. N. Narasimha Murthy is responsible for Strategic Initiatives in M&A, New
Markets, New Product Development, Technology, as well as Risk Management, Finance and Corporate Governance in Americas. He has been a key member of HGS' Global Leadership team for the past 11 years. 
Pushkar heads our operations in the Philippines. He has been with the Hinduja Group for 14 years in various capacities and functions, including Investment Banking, Project Management, Business Planning & Development and Corporate Finance, and specializes in Project Planning & Implementation. Prior to taking up his current responsibility of managing and leading our Manila center, Pushkar was the CEO of Hinduja Global's Media Commerce and E-Commerce businesses in India. He has over 22 years of experience, and has had distinguished stints with India's leading Investment Banking company, SBI Capital Markets and with Larsen & Toubro, India's leading engineering company.
Pushkar is a B. Tech in Mechanical Engineering from the Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur India and an MBA from the Institute of Management (IIM), Ahmadabad, India.
Ramesh is responsible for all service delivery of International operations in India. Ramesh and his team drive customer loyalty, strengthen customer partnerships and consistently deliver high value to our customers.
Ross has over 30 years experience in the Technology Sectors. As a Senior
Account Manager at Digital Equipment he assisted the hardware giant to multiply sales six-fold to blue chip accounts such as Michelin Tire, Pratt & Whitney and Litton Systems. 
As the Global Head of Strategic Initiatives, Sridhar is responsible for M&A Integration and the Roll-out of New Strategic Initiatives for the Company. In addition to this role, Sridhar heads the Domestic Operations and Business Development functions for the India geography.Sridhar has over 22 years experience in back office operations and BPO working with clients both in the Indian and International markets, on processes across banking, financial services, and telecom and insurance domains. 
As the President of HGS USA, Kathy is responsible for business revenue retention and growth, profitability and overall leadership of the US business. She will have direct responsibility for Sales, Marketing and Client Services, Operations, Quality & Business Excellence and Human Resources.
Partha De Sarkar
Global CEO
Partha De Sarkar - Global CEO
Partha DeSarkar is Chief Executive Officer of HGS and leads the organization
across all its geographies.
Partha has more than 25 years of experience in customer service and
operations across industries like Banking, Financial Services and Health
Insurance. Prior to joining HGS, Partha has worked with Deloitte Consulting,
GE Capital International Services and Bank of America.
Partha holds a post-graduate degree in Management from the Indian Institute of
Management (IIM), Bangalore, and a Masters degree in Technology from the Indian
Institute of Technology (IIT), Chennai. He has also done his PhD in Strategic Management
at IIT Delhi.
Srinivas Palakodeti
CFO
Srinivas Palakodeti - CFO
Srinivas Palakodeti, fondly called Pala, spear-heads our Finance function
across all global locations and subsidiaries. An integral member of our Global Executive Council, he plays a key role in Mergers & Acquisitions strategy and execution.Pala has a long association with the Hinduja Group, handling
versatile assignments and diverse roles in the Group Companies - Ashok Leyland Investments Services, Hinduja TMT Ltd., IndusInd Bank and IndusInd Media & Communications Ltd. Prior to joining HGS, he was working as the Executive Vice President – Strategy for the Hinduja Group.
He was responsible for the Technology, Media & Telecommunications verticals.Pala has served as the CFO of companies like IMCL, Sahara One Media and Entertainments Ltd and Sakal Papers Ltd. He brings with him 21 years of rich industry experience with cross functional capabilities in operations, project planning & implementation, deal structuring and investor relations. Pala holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Management from Indian Institute of Management, Ahmadabad and a Bachelors degree in Metallurgical Engineering from Institute of Technology, BHU, Varanasi.
Anthony Joseph
Executive
Vice President,
Global Human Resources
Anthony Joseph - Executive Vice President, Global Human Resources
As the Global Head of Human Resources, Anthony is responsible for developing, recommending, implementing and leading human resources strategy and policy in support of the Business Objectives of HGS. He
implements our operational and strategic goals by providing a fully integrated and effective human resources service. Anthony guides the development of our structured Recruitment Process and our comprehensive Training and Development Programme. He has commendable expertise and substantial interest in managing change in a fast moving business environment.Anthony joins us from the NSL group, where he had the group responsibility for Human Resources and Industrial Relations.
In his illustrious career spanning 25 years, he has initiated and implemented HR best practices across global corporations like Deloitte Consulting, G.E. Plastics and Convergys. He has directly and indirectly been responsible for recruitment of over 10,000 employees across Information Technology (IT), Information Technology Enabled Services (ITeS) and Engineering & Manufacturing sectors.Anthony is a Post Graduate in Personnel Management and Human Resources from XLRI, Jamshedpur and a Bachelor's degree in commerce from St Xavier's College, Calcutta. As an opinion leader in the ITeS sector, he is a speaker and mentor at NASSCOM & CII forums.
Ashwin Hoskote
Executive
Vice President
Global Business Excellence
Ashwin Hoskote - Executive Vice President, Global Business Excellence
Ashwin Hoskote is responsible for operational excellence across all the business functions globally. Ashwin and his team drive process excellence across all our global locations. Ashwin joined us in April 2009 from Infosys BPO Ltd where he was Head, Enterprise Quality Group. Ashwin led an initiative that got Infosys BPO on the honours list of CII-Exim Bank Award for Business Excellence in 2007. He also program managed the preparation and evaluation for level 5 certification of eSCM-SP V2.0. Ashwin has over 30 years of work experience in the area of Quality, Business Excellence, Six Sigma and HRD. He has been associated with LG-Philips Displays Ltd., Hong Kong, Philips Software Pvt. Ltd., India, Mascot Systems (iGATE Solutions) and Wipro, in the quality and business excellence functions. Ashwin has been the driving force in establishing our Business Excellence ( BE ) function on the pillars of Assurance, Control and Improvement while evolving our Transformation pillar . He has contributed significantly towards improving the quality mind-set at HGS since he joined the company in 2009 . He brings a holistic perspective to his role, knowledge and experience with multiple corporate functions which he combines with his strong process orientation and implementation discipline. He has spearheaded a global initiative that enabled HGS achieve the eSCM Level 4 certification across our India, Philippines and US geographies simultaneously which is the first such achievement anywhere in the world. Ashwin is a certified Six Sigma Master Black Belt and certified in Juran on Quality Improvement methodology. Ashwin is also a Senior Member of American Society for Quality.
Kanti Mohan Rustagi
Executive
Vice President – Legal
Kanti Mohan Rustagi - Executive Vice President – Legal
Kanti Mohan Rustagi leads the legal function at HGS. Kanti has the responsibility for all legal matters pertaining to contracts, statutory compliances on commercial, property, labour, intellectual property rights,
patents & government matters.Kanti has over 25 years of professional experience in the corporate sector as well as in his professional practice. Kanti has worked with Steel Tubes of India, Pro-Agro Seeds Company Limited and Coca-Cola India in the both the legal functions as well as performing the statutory role of a company secretary. In addition to legal responsibilities for India, Kanti was a member of the global legal function of The Coca-Cola Company, USA. Kanti has extensive legal experience comprising legal support for IPR protection, structuring and execution of joint venture and licensing arrangements, securing government approvals, interacting with national and international legal experts and attorneys. Prior to joining HGS, Kanti was managing his own firm in Delhi.Kanti has a Bachelor's Degree in Law, is a qualified Company Secretary from the Institute of Company Secretaries of India as well as a Cost and Management Accountant from the Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India. He is a member of the International Bar Association, London and the Bar Council of India.
Sanjay Sinha
Executive
Vice President
HR, Mergers & Acquisitions
Sanjay Sinha - Executive Vice President – HR, Mergers & Acquisitions
Sanjay is responsible for bringing in integration capabilities for HR in the various M & A opportunities that HGS is exploring globally.
Sanjay's last assignment was with Nortel Networks as Director - HR (Asia Pacific & Greater China) and was based out of Singapore. He has worked with NTPC, Siemens, Lucent Technologies and Polaris Software.
Sanjay has more than 22 years of experience in Human Resources across industries like Telecom, Software and infrastructure. Sanjay has a strong HR generalist profile where his role calls for solid strategic support to businesses, in Talent Management (inclusive of talent management/development, succession planning, leadership pipeline development & performance management), Organizational Development and Organizational change including large scale restructuring and change management in a complex, multi-cultural, multi-location and highly matrix environment. He has been a SME in various HR domains at various stages of his career.
Sanjay holds a post-graduate degree in Management from Faculty of Management Studies (FMS) University of Delhi. He also holds certification on psychometric instruments related to Personality profiling by Thomas International and Association of Psychological Types (APT) on DISC and MBTI. Sanjay has many research reports to his credit. He is also a member of Indian Society of Applied Behavioural Sciences (ISABS) and National HRD Network.
Subramanya C
Chief Technology Officer
Subramanya C - Chief Technology Officer
Subramanya is responsible for the Technical Services Group at HGS. He is an expert in Information Technology and Information Security and is responsible for implementing, maintaining and monitoring our world class technology and information security.Subramanya has over 20 years' experience in the technology domain across various industries, and handles various aspects of conceptualizing and commissioning of Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) and other IT Enabled Services operations including transition of projects across our global facilities.Subramanya is an Engineering graduate in Computer Science from MEI Group of Institutions, India and has undergone short term courses in Customer Support
and Finance from India Institute of Management (IIM), Bangalore, India.
