Bengaluru: India’s third-largest software exporter HCL Tech said it has appointed Roshni Nadar Malhotra as chairperson. Her father and HCL founder Shiv Nadar will step down as chairman but will continue to be the Managing Director and Chief Strategy Officer of the company. 

In 2013, Roshni Nadar Malhotra was inducted as an additional director on HCL Tech’s board. This came four years after she was appointed on the board of HCL Corp, which is the holding company of HCL Technologies and HCL Infosystems. In an interview to ET NOW after the earnings, CEO C Vijayakumar said this was part of the succession planning exercise. 

Roshni Nadar grew up in Delhi and graduated with a Masters in Business Administration from Kellogg. She has been closely involved on the philanthropy side over the last decade. Apart from serving as a trustee on the Shiv Nadar Foundation,  she is also chairperson of VidyaGyan Leadership Academy, which empowers underprivileged children through education. 

Commenting on the outlook for the company, Shiv Nadar said, “We are living in unprecedented times where organizations and people across geographies are dealing with challenges related to the pandemic. However, this has also pushed businesses to accept the pandemic as a catalyst for change and look at building agility and resilience into every level of their organization. HCL, along with its partners, is helping customers embrace digital transformation and innovation to emerge stronger in this new normal. I am confident that, with decisive action leveraging digital momentum and sustainable business practices, we will together emerge as stronger entities.”