With N Chandrasekaran moving on to bigger responsibilities as the Chairman of Tata Sons, Tata Consultancy Services on Monday announced a couple of top level realignment of roles.

Rajesh Gopinathan, who will take over as CEO, has been appointed as the Managing Director on the board. Chief Operating Officer N Ganapathy Subramaniam has been appointed the Executive Director on the board. V Ramakrishnan has been appointed Chief Financial Officer. Ramakrishnan takes over from Gopinathan.

Aman Mehta, Independent Director on the Board, said: “Yet again TCS has demonstrated the ability to grow its own wood. With the succession of young Rajesh, TCS looks to the future with renewed confidence.”

Gopinathan said, “We are in a sweet spot as technology is becoming the front and centre in every industry. We will continue to invest ahead of the curve to develop capabilities, solutions and products to help our customers to transform their businesses for the digital age.”

Gopinathan started his professional career with TCS in 2001. He was appointed the CFO in February 2013. He has played a key role in helping TCS become a $16.5-billion global company with over 371,000 employees.

Ramakrishnan (known as Ramki) takes over as CFO from February 21. Ramki has been a key member of the TCS Finance team for more than 17 years.

He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, the Institute of Company Secretaries of India and the Institute of Cost Accountants of India