Leadership

Chandrasekar Thyagarajan (Chandru) is a seasoned finance leader with over 36 years of experience spanning financial planning and analysis, statutory and management accounting, business controls, costing, procurement, and strategic decision support. As Chief Financial Officer at Birlasoft, he is responsible for shaping the company’s financial strategy, driving operational excellence, overseeing enterprise risk control management, and enabling data-driven decision-making across global operations.

Throughout his career, Chandru has held CXO-level roles for more than 20 years in leading Indian and multinational organizations, including a prominent US-based IT services firm. He has successfully led large-scale initiatives in financial restructuring, M&A integration, funding (PE and IPO), statutory compliance, and vendor negotiations. His expertise extends across key IT services domains such as infrastructure services, BPO/KPO, software development, application management, and consulting.

A Chartered Accountant by qualification, Chandru is widely recognized for building and leading high-performance teams and delivering strategic financial outcomes in complex, matrixed environments.

Beyond his professional achievements, he is passionate about mentoring future leaders and thrives on embracing new challenges that drive business growth and innovation.