Cognizant: HR News, Trends & Workplace Insights

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Updated on: Nov 2020

CHRO Move

Times Internet ropes in ex- Cognizant Officer Smriti Ahuja as Chief People Officer

Nov 11, 2020

Cognizant starts promotions this week for associates

Cognizant starts promotions this week for associates According to a moneycontrol report, Cognizant w...

Jobs

Nov 11, 2020

Cognizant starts promotions this week for associates

Cognizant acquired digital firms to grow business in

Cognizant has acquired digital firms to grow business in US-based IT services major Cognizan...

Merger & Acquisition

Nov 7, 2020

Cognizant acquired digital firms to grow business in

Cognizant completes acquisition of Bright Wolf

Cognizant Completes Acquisition of Bright Wolf Accelerating Growth in Industrial IoT Services Cogniz...

Merger & Acquisition

Nov 4, 2020

Cognizant completes acquisition of Bright Wolf

Jobs

Former Cognizant CEO D’Souza setting up $1bn PE fund

Former Cognizant CEO D’Souza setting up $1bn PE fund Former Cognizant CEO Francisco D’Souza has started a new innings. Together with others, D’Souza is setting up a $1 billion US-based private equity fund called Recognize. He is said to have already raised a couple of hundred million dollars. The rest of the fund-raising is underway. […]

Oct 29, 2020

Merger & Acquisition

Cognizant to acquire AWS, Microsoft IoT Partner Bright Wolf

Cognizant to acquire AWS, Microsoft IoT Partner Bright Wolf Cognizant, today announced it has agreed to acquire Bright Wolf, a privately-held technology services provider specializing in custom Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) solutions for Fortune 1000 companies. Bright Wolf is certified by all major cloud providers and acknowledged as an expert in IoT. The company is […]

Oct 23, 2020

Jobs

An ex-staff sues Cognizant for alleged sexual harassment

Former employee sues Cognizant for alleged sexual harassment: ET Report According to an ET Report, a former female employee of Cognizant has filed a lawsuit seeking trial against the company in a US district court, naming two executives for alleged sexual harassment and discrimination for reporting of said harassment. The plaintiff, a former employee, a […]

Sep 24, 2020

Survey & Report

Larsen & Toubro hires dozens of ex-Cognizant executives

Larsen & Toubro hires dozens of ex-Cognizant executives Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has employed just about a dozen senior executives from Cognizant after the latter had a management shakeup to reinvigorate the organization. The main hires apply the final 12 months’ acquisition of Mindtree, indicating that the $21 billion engineering conglomerate has giant plans to scale its […]

Sep 8, 2020

Industry

Cognizant to acquire cloud specialist firm 10th Magnitude

Cognizant to acquire Chicago-based cloud specialist firm 10th Magnitude Cognizant announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Chicago-based 10th Magnitude, a leading cloud specialist focused exclusively on the Microsoft Azure cloud computing platform. The acquisition will expand the Microsoft Azure expertise within Cognizant’s new Microsoft Business Group, adding development and managed services hubs in major cities […]

Sep 3, 2020

Coronavirus

150-200K IT/ITeS people are likely to lose their jobs

At least 150 to 200K IT/ITeS employees are likely to lose their jobs over the next few quarters due to Covid-19 At least 150,000 to 200,000 IT/ITeS employees are likely to lose their jobs over the next few quarters due to Covid-19, Business Standard reports. The Indian IT and BPM sector employs around 4.4 million people, directly […]

Aug 31, 2020

Merger & Acquisition

Cognizant to acquire Tin Roof Software

Cognizant to acquire Tin Roof Software to expand digital engineering services Cognizant has entered into an agreement to acquire Tin Roof Software, privately-held custom software, and digital product development services company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. Tin Roof specializes in innovative digital products that allow companies to improve customer experiences and increase revenue. The acquisition will expand Cognizant’s software […]

Aug 26, 2020

Merger & Acquisition

Cognizant completes acquisition of New Signature

Cognizant Completes Acquisition of New Signature, a Leader in Cloud-Native Business Transformation On August 18, 2020, Cognizant has completed the previously announced acquisition of New Signature, expanding Cognizant’s hyperscale cloud advisory services. New Signature is an award-winning Microsoft Partner exclusively focused on Microsoft technologies, with an integrated offering across all three of Microsoft’s business clouds: […]

Aug 20, 2020

Jobs

Cognizant to resume a single promotion cycle from Oct 1

Cognizant to resume a single promotion cycle from October 1 for all levels Teaneck headquartered IT Major, Cognizant which has two promotions cycles – March and October, has confirmed to resume a single promotion cycle from October 1 for all levels. According to the Moneycontrol report, Becky Schmitt, Chief People Officer of Cognizant, said in […]

Aug 12, 2020

CHRO Move

MongoDB appoints Harsha Jalihal as Chief People Officer

MongoDB appoints, former VP HR of Unilever Harsha Jalihal as Chief People Officer NASDAQ listed, MongoDB Inc. the leading, modern general-purpose database platform, announced the appointment of Harsha Jalihal as Chief People Officer. In her new role, Jalihal will oversee the company’s human resources operations globally, supporting 2,100+ people in 29 countries. She will lead workforce strategy, […]

Aug 4, 2020

Merger & Acquisition

Cognizant has made 5 digital-based acquisitions this year

Cognizant Technology Solutions has made 5 digital-based acquisitions till now this year US-based IT services major Cognizant Technology Solutions is betting on M&A as a strategy to build its digital business, as already announced earlier in May, 2020. According to the Mint report, the company has successfully done five digital-based acquisitions till now this year, […]

Aug 3, 2020

Coronavirus

Cognizant losses 10,500 employees b/w Apr-Jun 2020

Cognizant losses 10,500 employees during the April-June quarter, as part of its strategy to reduce costs and fund investments for growth Amid COVID-19 crisis, IT major Cognizant has recently announced its results for the April-June quarter, and they revealed that the company’s headcount had reduced by 10,500 people in the quarter. While in the previous quarter […]

Jul 31, 2020