Former Cognizant exec Debashis Chatterjee to join Mindtree as new CEO

Larsen & Toubro, which recently took over Mindtree, had said it would announce a new CEO for the company on August 1.

News Update: Mindtree appointed Debshsis as new CEO

Mindtree CEO Rostow Ravanan had resigned after L&T took 60 per cent stake in the company, along with other Mindtree promoters executive chairman Krishnakumar Natarajan and chief operating officer NS Parthasarthy, who also resigned from the board, from executive roles, and as employees.

CNBC-TV18 reported that former Cognizant executive Debashis Chatterjee will take over as Mindtree's new Chief Executive Officer on August 1. Chatterjee has served as the executive vice president and president, global delivery, in Cognizant for 23 years and he quit in May.

In a post on LinkedIn on Thursday, Chatterjee announced he was leaving Cognizant.

Debashis Chatterjee on LinkedIn