Bengaluru: Coforge on Monday announced the appointment of Akhil Gupta as a Non-Executive Independent Director. The board has also appointed Gupta as the Chairperson of the company. His appointment will be effective from …

Bengaluru: Coforge on Monday announced the appointment of Akhil Gupta as a Non-Executive Independent Director. The board has also appointed Gupta as the Chairperson of the company. His appointment will be effective from September 29, 2026.Gupta is the former Vice Chairman of Bharti Enterprises and played a pivotal role in Bharti’s growth right since inception.He is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of 360 ONE WAM Ltd and Bharti Life Insurance Ltd. He is also a member of the Board of Zepto, Snapdeal, Eutelsat Communications and Lodha Developers.A Chartered Accountant with over 40 years of professional experience, he has also completed the Advanced Management Program at the Harvard Business School in the year 2002.‘Ozone Shield’: Pharma company launches platform to provide on-duty security to doctors against violenceVivek Sharma, Non-Executive Director and interim Chairperson said, “We are very excited to onboard an exceptional candidate as the Chairperson of Coforge. We ran a very rigorous and intense global search process in partnership with Egon Zehnder with a focus on finding a candidate with the highest governance experience, professional expertise, and strategic perspectives – criteria that I had shared earlier at our investor meeting. A starting list of 60 exceptional candidates was whittled down over time and Akhil emerged as the unanimous choice of all members of the NRC and the Board.”Sudhir Singh, CEO and Executive Director said that Gupta was instrumental in Bharti Enterprises successfully navigating multiple business shifts during his watch and association with Bharti Enterprises. “As our industry, in turn, navigates the AI-led era and as Coforge pivots towards making the promise of AI real for enterprises, we welcome Gupta as he steps onto the Board.”

Source: Deccan Herald