Mukerji to head IBM Business Consulting Services in India

Our Convergence Bureau
07 January 2003

Mumbai: IBM India has announced the appointment of Anjan Mukerji as country leader, IBM Business Consulting Services (BCS), to head the India operations of IBM BCS, effective January 2003. IBM BCS is the newly established consulting arm of IBM Corporation, formed after the merger of PwC Consulting and IBM globally.

IBM BCS is the world’s largest consulting organisation with over 60,000 professionals operating in 160 countries with in-depth experience and expertise across 20 industries. BCS is India’s largest consulting service organisation, with operations in more than 14 cities.

Outlining the value proposition for the newly formed IBM BCS in India, Mukerji says: “Given the complex technology landscape, organisations are constantly looking at new ways of running their businesses. BCS is poised to help customers conceive, develop, implement, and operate critical aspects of their business as the collaborative business and technology partner of choice.

“BCS will leverage the strengths of the erstwhile IBM Business Innovation Services and PwC Consulting to provide our customers an unparalleled breadth and depth of consulting capabilities on a global basis backed by broad technology resources in India.”

Mukerji was the chief operating officer of PwC Consulting practice in India before the merger of PwC Consulting with IBM in October 2002. Under Mukerji’s leadership, the PwC practice moved to a premier position in the Indian consulting industry.

The establishment of PwC as a leading consultant, leading the SAP initiative to position PwC as the leading practice with around 60 per cent of top clients in the market, starting the strategy consulting practice are some of the significant accomplishments during his tenure.