C. P. Gurnani
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{{Infobox person
| name = Chander Prakash Gurnani
| image = CP Gurnani (Horasis Global India Business Meeting 2010).jpg
| caption = Speaking at Horasis Global India Business Meeting 2010
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1958|12|19}}
| birth_place = Neemuch, Madhya Pradesh, India
| nationality = {{flagicon|IND}} Indian
| education = Bachelor of Technology (Chemical)
| alma_mater = National Institute of Technology, Rourkela
| occupation = Former CEO and managing director of Tech Mahindra
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Chander Prakash Gurnani or C. P. Gurnani (born 19 December 1958) is the former CEO & Managing Director of Tech Mahindra.{{cite news|url=http://www.techmahindra.com/leaders/CP_Gurnani.aspx|title=CP Gurnani – Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer – Tech Mahindra|date=19 December 2014|work=Tech Mahindra|accessdate=19 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422174548/http://www.techmahindra.com/leaders/CP_Gurnani.aspx|archive-date=22 April 2016|url-status=dead}}
Early life and education
Gurnani was born in Neemuch, a small town in Madhya Pradesh. He spent his early life in Chittorgarh, Kota, and Jaipur in Rajasthan. He has a degree in chemical engineering from the National Institute of Technology, Rourkela.{{cite news |title=Tech Mahindra appoints CP Gurnani as MD |author=Staff writer |author-link=Staff writer |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-08-14/movements/33200297_1_cp-gurnani-mahindra-satyam-tech-mahindra |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103124937/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-08-14/movements/33200297_1_cp-gurnani-mahindra-satyam-tech-mahindra |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 January 2013 |newspaper=The Times of India |date=14 August 2012 |accessdate=16 August 2012}}
Career
Gurnani was appointed Nasscom's chairman in April 2016 for a one-year term.
He has held several positions with HCL, Hewlett Packard Limited, Perot Systems (India) Limited and HCL Corporation Ltd.
In December 2023, Gurnani stepped down as CEO and managing director of Tech Mahindra, where he started in 2004 and was on the board of directors for three years.{{Cite web |last=BS Web Team |date= |title=CP Gurnani to step down as director of Tech Mahindra on December 20 |url=https://www.business-standard.com/companies/people/cp-gurnani-to-step-down-as-director-of-tech-mahindra-on-december-20-123111000388_1.html |website=Business Standard}}
Awards and honours
- Gurnani was chosen as the Ernst and Young ‘Entrepreneur of the Year [Manager]’, CNBC Asia's ‘India Business Leader of the Year’ and Dataquest ‘IT person of the Year’ - for the year 2013.
- Gurnani has also won the 'CEO of the Year' Award for year 2014 declared by Business Standard{{cite news|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/bs-annual-awards-2014-power-packed-jury-picks-the-best-seven-114121500056_1.html|title=BS Annual Awards 2014: Power-packed jury picks the best seven of corporate India|date=19 December 2014|work=Business Standard|accessdate=19 December 2014}}
- He was awarded Dataquest IT Person of the Year in 2014.{{citation needed|date=March 2025}}
- Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology awarded the degree of Doctor of Science (Honoris Causa) to Shri C. P. Gurnani for his outstanding contribution to the field of Technology and Management in 2016.{{cite news|url=http://www.vssut.ac.in/documents/notice_1477966151.pdf|title=Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology}}
- In 2018, Gurnani was ranked 488 of the "Best CEOs In The World" by the CEOWORLD magazine.{{cite news|url=https://ceoworld.biz/2018/10/12/best-ceos-in-the-world-2018/|title=Best CEOs In The World 2018}}
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20160426045719/http://www.techmahindra.com/General/leaders.aspx Tech Mahindra Board Members]
- [https://www.linkedin.com/pub/cp-gurnani/48/3/b45 CP Gurnani]
- {{cite web|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/bs-annual-awards-2014-power-packed-jury-picks-the-best-seven-114121500056_1.html|title=BS Annual Awards 2014: Power-packed jury picks the best seven of corporate India | Business Standard News|date=15 December 2014 |publisher=Business Standard|accessdate=23 Oct 2015}}
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