HCLTech Names Sandeep Saxena as Chief Growth Officer for India
HCL Technologies announced the appointment of Sandeep Saxena as the Chief Growth Officer for Growth Markets.This move is part of the company's strategic initiative to enhance its presence in the Indian market.
Saxena, a seasoned executive at HCLTech, has been chosen to assume leadership responsibilities for India and other promising regions such as the Middle East and Africa falling under Growth Markets.
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According to the company, he will be situated in Mumbai and will directly report to the chief executive, C Vijayakumar.
Throughout his extensive 25-year tenure at HCL Technologies, Saxena has assumed various positions in different regions. Most recently, he served as the leader of the retail, consumer packaged goods, travel, transportation, logistics, energy, and natural resources sectors in Europe, as well as overseeing all non-financial service verticals in France, Italy, and Iberia.
Saxena will be stationed in Mumbai and will be accountable to C Vijayakumar, the chief executive officer and managing director. He further remarked that the organization is dedicated to promoting the initiatives of the Indian government such as Viksit Bharat and Digital India, spearheading the digitization of the public sector, and developing innovative intellectual property with global significance emanating from India.
Saxena began his tenure at HCLTech in 1998 and has assumed various positions in different regions over the years. He notably contributed to the expansion of HCLTech’s European operations during a period of rapid growth.
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More recently, he was responsible for overseeing key sectors such as retail-CPG, travel, transportation, logistics, energy, and natural resources in Europe, as well as non-financial services in France, Italy, and Iberia. Under his leadership, HCLTech achieved significant client acquisitions and solidified its presence in these markets.
Saxena expressed his focus on enhancing customer significance in key markets through the provision of forward-thinking solutions that yield tangible business results.
The promotion highlights HCLTech's strategic initiative to shift focus towards emerging and high-growth markets amidst the global disparity in technology spending.
Given India's sustained economic growth outpacing many developed countries, the organization seems to be aligning senior executives with key market demands. HCL Technologies reported combined revenues totaling $14.5 billion for the fiscal year ending in December 2025, and boasts a workforce of over 226,000 employees spanning 60 countries, as indicated in the company's official communications.
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The organization has placed a growing emphasis on identifying potential areas for expansion within AI-driven offerings, engineering solutions, cloud services, and digital transformation, all aimed at maintaining its growth trajectory in an increasingly competitive international IT services industry.