Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) on Tuesday said its Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) Milind Lakkad has retired from the company.
In a regulatory filing, the IT services major confirmed that Sudeep Kunnumal, who was named CHRO-designate in March 2025, will formally take charge from 1 October 2025.
“Sudeep Kunnumal has been appointed as Chief Human Resources Officer Designate with effect from March 14, 2025, and will take over as Chief Human Resources Officer, upon superannuation of Milind Lakkad,” the filing stated.
Lakkad joined TCS in 1987 as a trainee. He was elevated as the head of the manufacturing practice in 2006 and later led the manufacturing business group from 2008. In May 2019, he was appointed Executive Vice-President and Chief Human Resources Officer.
Kunnumal has been with TCS since 2000. He has held several HR leadership roles across North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific, and most recently led the HR function for the company’s Banking, Financial Services and Insurance (BFSI) vertical.
The leadership change comes as TCS, India’s largest IT services firm, continues to manage a workforce of more than 600,000 employees globally.