AI marks inflection point, future belongs to those who reinvent: HCLTech CEO

Synopsis

Vijayakumar said that ten years is a long time in the technology industry. During this period, industries have changed, business models have been disrupted, and what is possible has changed many times. Looking ahead, he linked the company's future directly to the rise of AI.

New Delhi: As artificial intelligence (AI) changes the technology industry, HCL Technologies (HCLTech) CEO and Managing Director C Vijayakumar said the industry has reached another major turning point because of AI. He said the future will not necessarily belong to the biggest companies, but to those willing to keep changing and improving themselves.

He shared these thoughts in a LinkedIn post marking ten years since he took charge of the IT services company.

Vijayakumar said ten years is a long time in the technology industry. During that period, industries have changed, business models have been disrupted, and the limits of what people can achieve have shifted many times.

Looking ahead, he directly linked the company's future to the rise of AI.

"Today as AI reshapes our industry, we are once again at an inflection point," he wrote.

He added that he has always strongly believed that the future will not necessarily belong to the biggest companies, but to those willing to keep changing and improving themselves.

"That conviction has never been stronger," he wrote. He added that he is convinced "the best of HCLTech is still ahead of us."

Looking back on his time as leader, Vijayakumar said he took over a strong company with an even stronger culture.

Over the past ten years, HCLTech has built on these strengths and grown into a global company with more than 225,000 people. It has expanded into new businesses and markets and earned the trust of some of the world's most respected companies.

He noted that the results of this work are publicly available.

However, he said that the first things that come to mind are not major achievements, financial results or awards. Instead, he thinks of the people: his colleagues, customers and family, who supported him throughout those ten years.

He observed that companies are built through plans and investments, but they last because of their culture, values and people.

Speaking about leadership, he said it is not about knowing all the answers. It is about asking better questions, being comfortable with a team that challenges your ideas, making difficult decisions, and creating a workplace where people can do the best work of their careers.