Top British honour for TCS CEO Ramadorai

28 April 2009

S Ramadorai, chief executive and managing director of Tata Consultancy Services, has been honoured with a CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) by Queen Elizabeth II for his contribution to Indo-British economic relations.

British deputy high commissioner in Mumbai, Vicki Treadell conferred the award on Ramadorai in Mumbai.

The CBE is conferred on individuals for exceptional contribution in their field. Ramadorai has been instrumental, since taking over as CEO in 1996, in transforming Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) into a $6 billion global software company with a geographical reach across 42 countries. Under his leadership, TCS UK's estimated turnover has grown to over $1 billion, helping to create over 4,200 jobs in the UK, a company release said.

TCS is also an instrumental player in the Tata Group's role as the largest Indian investor in the UK.

''Apart from building business in the UK, TCS through its services to UK clients (such as Boots, BT, British Airways, Marks & Spencer, Somerfield, P4U and United Utilities), helps British businesses to deliver certainty of outcomes,'' the release said.

TCS also delivers a range of projects and services to a number of British government institutions, most notably the Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission.