Krishnakumar Natarajan

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Krishnakumar Natarajan serves as president and CEO for MindTree's IT services business. One of MindTree's founders, Kumar is responsible for establishing the company's global IT services capabilities. As a result of his leadership, MindTree has added several Fortune 1000 companies to its client base and grew to become a multi-million dollar business since its inception in 1999.

Prior to joining MindTree, Kumar was chief executive officer of the Electronic Commerce Division at Wipro, and held several other key positions in the same organization from 1982 until 1999. During the rebuilding of the company's software talent pool, Kumar conceptualized and implemented the e-commerce division of Wipro, developing a team of 250 people and generating $30 million in revenues annually.

Kumar also helped architect Wipro's entry into leading-edge financial institutions such as American Express and Goldman Sachs. While serving as group vice president of human resources, Kumar increased the number of employees in Wipro's software services business from 800 to 4,000 people.

Kumar is also an active member of professional industry organizations such as the Manufacturer's Association for Information Technology and the National Association of Software and Services Companies.

Kumar earned a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the College of Engineering, Madras, India, and a Master of Business Administration degree in marketing and systems from the Xavier Institute in Jamshedpur, India.