Senior Management Changes: New Global Head of Travel & Transportation Appointed

Two senior management changes effective October 01, 2026.

Thu 1 Oct 2026

Effective Date

October 01, 2026

Executive Change 1

Mr. Eswaran Venkatachalam moves from EVP – Global Head Travel and Transportation to EVP – Global Head of Zero Tech Debt

Executive Change 2

Mr. Neeraj Kumar appointed EVP – Global Head Travel and Transportation

Prior Experience

Neeraj Kumar was Business Unit Head of Travel, Transportation, Logistics and Hospitality at TCS

What was shared

The company disclosed two changes in Senior Management Personnel, both effective October 01, 2026.

• Mr. Eswaran Venkatachalam moves from Executive Vice President – Global Head Travel and Transportation to Executive Vice President – Global Head of Zero Tech Debt. He has been with the company since October 1998 and will be responsible for Zero Tech Debt service offerings globally.
• Mr. Neeraj Kumar is appointed Executive Vice President – Global Head Travel and Transportation.

About the new appointee

Neeraj Kumar was serving as Business Unit Head of Travel, Transportation, Logistics and Hospitality at Tata Consultancy Services, managing clients across the Americas in airlines, rail, airports, logistics and hospitality. He has over two and a half decades of experience at TCS and participated in over 100 significant deals across IT and BPO, including outsourcing, transformation and modernization initiatives. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics & Telecommunication from North Maharashtra University and completed an Executive Leadership Program at the University of Michigan – Stephen M. Ross School of Business.

How to read it

These are senior management (not board-level) changes. No director relationships were applicable. The travel and transportation vertical gets a leader with sector experience from a larger peer, while a long-serving internal leader takes charge of the Zero Tech Debt offering.

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