Prior to this, he was the chief executive officer of Mahindra Satyam and spearheaded Mahindra Satyam?s merger with Tech Mahindra.

He has also headed Tech Mahindra?s global operations, sales and marketing functions, and led the development of the company?s competency and solution units.

Gurnani has 31 years of industry experience and is an alumnus of the National Institute of Technology, Rourkela. He has also worked with HCL Hewlett Packard, Perot Systems (India) and HCL Corporation.

Commenting on Gurnani?s appointment, Anand Mahindra, chairman, Mahindra Group and chairman of Tech Mahindra, said, ?From establishing Tech Mahindra as the undisputed leader in telecom to charting Mahindra Satyam?s three year transformational turnaround in the most trying of circumstances, on Gurnani?s journey as the turnaround chief executive officer is now complete.?