Tata Communications Limited appoints Ganapathi S. Lakshminarayanan as Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director for a five year term effective May 20 2026
Ganapathi S. Lakshminarayanan has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Tata Communications Limited for a period of five years effective May 20 2026 subject to shareholder approval.
Before joining Tata Communications Limited Lakshminarayanan served as Managing Director and Group Vice President for ServiceNow in India and the SAARC region where he led regional operations and business expansion initiatives.
He has also held senior leadership positions at Airtel including CEO of Airtel Business in India and CEO of the enterprise business unit. In these roles he managed enterprise services business operations and customer focused technology solutions across markets.
Lakshminarayanan brings more than 30 years of experience across multinational corporations enterprise businesses and technology driven organisations. His professional expertise spans digital transformation enterprise communications and business growth strategy.
He holds an MBA from the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan and earned his degree in Computer Science and Engineering from Guindy Engineering College in Chennai.
