cognizant ceo

Indian startups fired nearly 18,000 employees in 2022 as a funding winter and macroeconomic uncertainty froze investors in their tracks. Not much has changed on this front at the start of 2023, with companies such as Dunzo, ShareChat and Rebel Foods planning layoffs, joining the likes of Cashfree, Moglix and others that have already sacked workers this year.Also in this letter:■ After two-year funding boom, agritech startups begin layoffs■ Efficiency-focused deals to help offset delays in Europe: HCLTech CEO■ Cognizant…

Cognizant’s new chief executive officer, Ravi Kumar S, will look to build confidence and ease out disparate strains in the company’s leadership team, according to analysts, who view his appointment as the $34-billion software exporter’s move to steer it out of a phase marked by market-related challenges and relative underperformance.The leadership changes announced on Thursday also mark the return of Indian-origin top-deckers, including 24-year veteran Surya Gummadi, at the helm of the company. Before outgoing CEO Brian…