His educational qualification and journey to the top

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director K Krithivasan earned over Rs 28 crore in FY26, according to the company’s latest annual report. His pay also stood at 332.8 times the median employee remuneration at the IT services major.TCS, or Tata Consultancy Services, is one of India’s largest IT services companies and part of the Tata Group. The annual report showed that his total remuneration included salary, benefits and commission, with a 6.3 per cent year-on-year rise.Behind the salary figures is a long career built entirely within the company over more than three decades.Krithivasan studied Mechanical Engineering at Coimbatore Institute of Technology from 1981 to 1985. He later completed his MTech in Industrial and Management Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur in 1987. He joined TCS in 1989 and went on to spend more than 30 years in the organisation. Over time, he worked across multiple roles before moving into senior leadership positions.Between 2007 to 2023, he served in multiple roles including as President of the Banking, Financial Services and Insurance (BFSI) division of TCS, a key business vertical for the company. He held this position for over 16 years.In June 2023, he was appointed Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of TCS, taking charge of the company’s global operations from Mumbai after a long internal career path.TCS in its report also said that managerial remuneration is decided by the Nomination and Remuneration Committee based on performance, company results and market benchmarks.