In his first major change after taking over as the CEO of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), K. Krithivasan has created a new organisation structure that returns to industry solution units based on verticals.

TCS has also elevated Harrick Vin as the new chief technology officer (CTO) and Abhinav Kumar as the interim head for marketing.

Kumar and Vin will take over their new roles from August 1, a company statement said.

An alumnus of IIT-Bombay, Vin has been with TCS for 18 years and takes over as CTO following the retirement of incumbent K. Ananth Kumar, while Kumar replaces Rajashree R.

The other senior management personnel include Shankar Narayanan, V. Rajanna, Siva Ganesan, Ashok Pai, and Reguraman Ayyaswamy.

Under former chief executive and managing director Rajesh Gopinathan, the company in April 2022 adopted a new structure where its clients were organised depending on their respective revenue size.

Some media reports suggest this structure had led to some unease within the company, especially in the higher echelons.

In a memo sent to colleagues, Krithivasan — who took over from Gopinathan as the head of the largest tech exporter on June 1 — said meetings with staffers and clients over the past two months led to the changes.

“We believe, TCS can deliver the best value to the customers by synergising its domain and contextual knowledge across units. In this context, we have announced the new operating structure, which regroups our existing industrial solutions unit along industry segments into key business groups. The above changes will help in deepening customer centricity, which is pivotal to our growth,” a spokesperson from TCS told The Telegraph.

This is the fourth reorganisation in the company in the last few years. Gopinathan had effected two such moves, while his predecessor N. Chandrasekaran had also introduced one during his stint.