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Thyagarajan joins TCS board as independent director
Mumbai: Tata Consultancy Services Ltd has appointed Venkatraman Thyagarajan as an independent director on its board.

Thyagarajan is the vice-chairman of GlaxoSmithKline India and is responsible for the global drug giant's operations in Asia Pacific.

The Tata Consultancy Services board will now comprise five members - chairman Ratan Tata, chief executive officer and managing director S. Ramadorai and three independent directors, Aman Mehta, Naresh Chandra and Thyagarajan.

Ramadorai said, "As TCS ramps up its operations across the globe, the guidance and expertise of Thyagarajan, who has guided the business strategy of one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the region, will be invaluable."

The software titan is planning to spend Rs950 crore on capacity expansion - Rs350 crore on technology and Rs600 crore on building infrastructure to house over 13,500 employees it plans to recruit this year. Out of this number, at least 2,000 will be from other countries.

"Thyagarajan is a veteran in GlaxoSmithKline. He has served as vice-president of south Asia since 2001. He has also served on the board of Glaxo India since 1992 and began his tenure as managing director in 1994," he added.

Thyagarajan began his career as a management trainee for Glaxo India in September 1970. He has worked as marketing consultant for Europe, area marketing director for West Asia, Africa, and eastern Europe as well as the area director for Southeast Asia, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Taiwan.
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