Coforge Limited announced the tenure of Mr. Basab Pradhan (current Chairperson of the Board) is expiring on June 28, 2024, the Board has also approved appointment of Mr. Om Prakash Bhatt as Chairperson of the Board with effect from June 29, 2024 till the completion of aforesaid term. Mr. Om Prakash Bhatt is a seasoned and thoughtful leader. He brings years of experience across a wide variety of strategic and operational roles of which for 5 years he has been Chairman and CEO of a Fortune 500 company, State Bank of India, the largest Bank in India.

For the last 10 years he has been an Independent Director on Corporate Boards in a wide variety of multinationals ranging from leadership development to international banking, to auto, steel, IT services, consumer goods and renewable energy. Because of the diversity and length of his assignments, he brings a certain holistic outlook to his Board role. He is respectful of executives, having been one himself, can listen to them attentively and respectfully, be a sounding board with the intent to contribute thoughtfully, especially in the new world, as it is now emerging.

He has interest in the areas of sustainability, new investments, values, culture. He has a relatively open mindset and enjoys the challenge of getting the best out of people. Bulk of his working life was spent in India, and he also has a good international exposure with stints in both UK and the USA.

His current board engagements as Independent Director include Hindustan Unilever Ltd. (HUL), Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Greenko Energy Holdings (GEH), Tata Motors Limited (TML), Aadhar Housing Finance Ltd., and Tata Daewoo Commercial Vehicle Co. He is currently a Member of the India Advisory Board of Schulich School of business, Toronto, Canada, Chairman, India Advisory Board of the Centre for Creative Leadership, North Carolina, USA, Member of the Advisory Board Amundi, France, and Senior Advisor to McKinsey. In the past he was a Governor on the board of Centre for Creative Leadership, Greensboro, North Carolina, USA, and as Independent Director on the boards of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation, Standard Chartered PLC, London, UK, Tata Steel Limited (TSL), and, Tata Steel Europe (TSE).

Mr. Om Prakash Bhatt is a Science graduate with a post graduate in English Literature.