Keshav Murugesh
Group Chief Executive Officer
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Keshav Murugesh serves as Group Chief Executive Officer and Member of the Board of Directors of WNS. Keshav is responsible for executing the business strategy and directing the overall performance and growth of the organization. He is the Chairman of The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) UK India Business Forum (IBF). He has been closely associated with NASSCOM, the apex industry body for Indian IT and Business Process Management (BPM) companies, in various capacities — Chairperson of NASSCOM (2019-20), Chairperson of the Business Process Management (BPM) Council (2015-17). He was also the Chairman of the NASSCOM Consumer Interest Protection Task Force. He was the Honorary Chairman of The Confederation of Indian Industry – Western India’s Education Committee (from 2017 to 2018). Until recent he was also member of the National Executive Council, NASSCOM. Keshav is an active Wall Street Journal (WSJ) CEO Council and G100 member. He is a Member of the Board of WNS Cares Foundation (WCF), which focuses on the education and empowerment of lesser-privileged children in WNS locations globally.
Prior to WNS, he held several leadership positions in global companies, including President and CEO of Syntel Inc. and ITC Ltd. (an affiliate of BAT Plc). Keshav is a social evangelist who introduced the first-ever Cyber Crime educational series for the Mumbai Police through WNS and NASSCOM. He also has significant experience in overseeing and managing sustainability practices and initiatives. He is the Co-chief mentor and Non-executive member of Project Management Committee of Kalpataru Center of Entrepreneurship (CoE), on the “Industry 4.0” domain. which was established under the guidance of Software Technology Parks of India (STPI) to promote innovation and entrepreneurship. He was the Founder Chairman of Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) India, now known as Enactus, a global organization involved in educational outreach projects in partnership with businesses. He is also a Charter Member of the Board of Trustees for TiE Mumbai, which is a non-profit organization focused on fostering entrepreneurship though mentoring, networking, funding and incubation and a member on advisory board of Atlas Skilltech University, a self-financed academic university.
Keshav has been recognized as a ‘Mega Icon’ by the National Geographic Channel. He was also recognized as the ‘Executive of the Year’ at the 2019 Stevie International Business Awards and as one of the ‘Most Influential Business Leaders of Asia’ by The Economic Times in 2019. He is a recipient of the CNBC-TV18 India Business Leader Award and was named CNBC Asia’s ‘India Disruptor of the Year’ in 2018. He was also honored with the Amity Global Corporate Leadership Excellence Award in 2023. He is also a recipient of the ‘Outstanding CEO’ at the Asia Pacific Entrepreneurship Awards 2015 and the prestigious Chartered Accountants Achiever Award 2013.
He holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree and is a Fellow of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. Keshav’s business address is HYLO, 103, Bunhill Row, London EC1Y 8LZ.