BSECompany Update28 Sept 2026 · 28 Sept 2026, 10:29 pm
"Coforge Appoints Akhil Gupta as Chairperson of the Company"
Coforge Ltd · 532541
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Coforge Ltd has appointed Akhil Gupta as its Chairperson, effective from September 29, 2026, for a period of five years. Gupta has over 40 years of professional experience and has held various leadership positions in the industry.
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September 28, 2026
The Manager, The General Manager,
Department of Corporate Services Department of Corporate Services
BSE Limited The National Stock Exchange of India Limited
Floor 25, P.J. Towers, Exchange Plaza,
Dalal Street, Mumbai – 400 001 Plot No. C/1, G Block, Bandra Kurla Complex,
BSE Scrip code – 532541 Bandra, Mumbai – 400 051
Equity ISIN INE591G01025 NSE Symbol – COFORGE
Dear Sir/Madam,
Subject: Press Release
Pursuant to applicable provisions of SEBI (Listing Obligations & Disclosure Requirements) Regulations,
2015, as amended, (“SEBI Listing Regulations”) please find enclosed press release of the Company
announcing that “Coforge appoints Akhil Gupta as Chairperson of the company.”
We request you to take the above on record.
For Coforge Limited
Barkha Sharma
Company Secretary & Compliance Officer
Encl.: As above
Coforge Limited Registered office: www.coforge.com
Special Economic Zone, Plot No. TZ-2& 2A Plot No. 13, Udyog Vihar, Phase-IV, Sector-18, Secretarial@coforge.com
Sector - Tech Zone, Greater Noida (UP) - 201308, India Palam Road, Gurugram - 122015, Haryana, India
T: +91 120 4592300 | F: +91 120 4592 301 T: 0124-4627837 CIN: L72100HR1992PLC128382
Coforge appoints Akhil Gupta as Chairperson of the company
Princeton, NJ, USA | Greater Noida, India | September 28, 2026 – Coforge Limited (NSE:
COFORGE), a global AI-native engineering services leader is pleased to announce the appointment of
Mr. Akhil Gupta as a Non-Executive Independent Director. The Board has also appointed Mr. Akhil
Gupta as the Chairperson of the company. His appointment will be effective from September 29th,
2026, and shall be for a period of five years.
Mr. Gupta is the former Vice Chairman of Bharti Enterprises and played a pivotal role in Bharti’s growth
right since inception.
He is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of 360 ONE WAM Ltd and Bharti Life Insurance Ltd. He
is also a member of the Board of Zepto, Snapdeal, Eutelsat Communications and Lodha Developers.
He is a Chartered Accountant with over 40 years of professional experience. He has also completed
the Advanced Management Program at the Harvard Business School in the year 2002.
He is the recipient of numerous awards which include EY Entrepreneur of the Year Award, CA Lifetime
Achievement Award and the CA Global Achiever Award by ICAI, ET Telecom Lifetime Achievement
Award and the Tele.Net Outstanding Contribution to Infrastructure and Telecom Development
Award. His book ‘Some Sizes Fit All’ on management has been published by Penguin Random House.
Mr. Gupta is the President of TSSC (Telecom Sector Skill Council), Ex-Chairman of DIPA (Digital
Infrastructure Providers Association), member of CII National Committee on Telecom & Broadband,
member of CII Task Force on Insolvency and Bankruptcy and has been a member of the Advisory
Committee on Service Providers of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India and Sub Committee of
Insolvency Law Committee, Government of India.
Vivek Sharma, Non-Executive Director and interim Chairperson said, “We are very excited to onboard
an exceptional candidate as the Chairperson of Coforge. We ran a very rigorous and intense global
search process in partnership with Egon Zehnder with a focus on finding a candidate with the highest
governance experience, professional expertise, and strategic perspectives - criteria that I had shared
earlier at our investor meeting. A starting list of 60 exceptional candidates was whittled down over
time and Akhil emerged as the unanimous choice of all members of the NRC and the Board. I wish to
thank my fellow Board members for working across the weekends and time zones to ensure that this
important mandate had their complete support and involvement. We worked assiduously to ensure
that all aspects of NRC and Board processes were complied with as we assessed an exceptional palette
of candidates.”
Sudhir Singh, CEO and Executive Director said “We are very excited to have Mr. Akhil Gupta join us
as the Chairperson at a very important time for the industry and the firm. Mr. Gupta was instrumental
in Bharti Enterprises successfully navigating multiple business shifts during his watch and association
with Bharti Enterprises. As our industry, in turn, navigates the AI-led era and as Coforge pivots
towards making the promise of AI real for enterprises, we welcome Mr. Gupta as he steps onto the
Board. We are excited at the immense opportunities ahead of us and thrilled to have a person of his
calibre and governance experience join us as the Chairperson of the Board.”
About Coforge
Coforge is an AI-native engineering services leader, where AI is the very foundation of how we design,
build, and deliver intelligent solutions for our clients. We use AI and hyperspecialized industry
expertise to engineer autonomous enterprises. We combine AI agents with our AI-enabled workforce,
including specialized FDEs in hybrid pod-based delivery units. With a deep focus on trusted AI, our
solutions are secure, governed, and enterprise-grade. We are outcome-led by design. Moving beyond
Coforge Limited Registered office: www.coforge.com
Special Economic Zone, Plot No. TZ-2& 2A Plot No. 13, Udyog Vihar, Phase-IV, Sector-18, Secretarial@coforge.com
Sector - Tech Zone, Greater Noida (UP) - 201308, India Palam Road, Gurugram - 122015, Haryana, India
T: +91 120 4592300 | F: +91 120 4592 301 T: 0124-4627837 CIN: L72100HR1992PLC128382
AI experimentation, we deliver measurable business outcomes—lower operating costs, faster cycle
times, higher conversion rates, and sustained margin growth.
Learn more at www.coforge.com
Media Contact:
Santanu Bhattacharya (India) santanu.b@coforge.com
Coforge Limited Registered office: www.coforge.com
Special Economic Zone, Plot No. TZ-2& 2A Plot No. 13, Udyog Vihar, Phase-IV, Sector-18, Secretarial@coforge.com
Sector - Tech Zone, Greater Noida (UP) - 201308, India Palam Road, Gurugram - 122015, Haryana, India
T: +91 120 4592300 | F: +91 120 4592 301 T: 0124-4627837 CIN: L72100HR1992PLC128382