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09 Oct 2024

Meet PAK Man Who Built $100 Billion IT Firm As Ratan Tata's Company First CEO

Success Story Of Faqir Chand Kohli: Ratan Tata's TCS, India’s largest IT firm, is known worldwide, but did you know who founded it and served as its first CEO? Faqir Chand Kohli, a visionary leader, played a key role in shaping India’s IT future, though his story remains unknown to many. Kohli's forward-thinking approach not only put India on the global software services map, but also helped build the $100 billion IT industry. He was instrumental in bringing IBM to India in 1991 through the Tata-IBM partnership. As TCS's first CEO and co-founder, Kohli laid the foundation for what is now a global IT giant, valued at Rs 13.78 lakh crore. Notably, former chairman of Cognizant India Ramkumar Ramamoorthy has worked closely with Faqir Chand Kohli during his time at TCS.

Faqir Chand Kohli

26 Nov 2020

IT sector visionary Faqir Chand Kohli dead at 96, condolences pour in

Considered as the father of Indian IT industry, Faqir Chand Kohli passed away on Thursday at the age of 96. He was the founding chief executive of sector leader TCS.

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