Happiest Minds Technologies Limited (NSE: HAPPSTMNDS), a leading “Born Digital. Born Agile” IT company, has announced key leadership changes to drive its next phase of growth.
Joseph Anantharaju, formerly Executive Vice Chairman, President & CEO of the PDES Division, has been appointed Co-Chairman & CEO. He will now oversee all business divisions, including Product & Digital Engineering Services (PDES), Infrastructure Management & Security Services (IMSS), and GenAI Business Services (GBS). Additionally, the Analytics Center of Excellence (CoE) and People Practice will report to him.
Venkatraman Narayanan will continue as Managing Director & Chief Financial Officer (MD & CFO), handling corporate functions such as Finance, Talent Acquisition, Internal IT, Learning & Development, ESG, CSR, Procurement, and Administration.
Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) and board matters will be jointly managed by Joseph and Venkat. Both will report independently to Ashok Soota, who takes on the role of Chairman & Chief Mentor.
Expressing his excitement, Joseph Anantharaju said, “The past 14 years have been a fulfilling journey in shaping Happiest Minds into a digital engineering leader. I am honored to take on this new role and look forward to steering the company towards greater success.”