People, Positions and Obituaries · 23 January 2026

Ganesh Lakshminarayanan appointed CEO-designate of Tata Communications

Exam-focused facts from the 23 January 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

  • Ganesh Lakshminarayanan has been named CEO-designate of Tata Communications and will take over as Managing Director & CEO after regulatory approvals.
  • He will succeed AS Lakshminarayanan, who is retiring on April 13, 2026.
  • Ganesh previously served as Managing Director and Group Vice President for ServiceNow India & SAARC.
  • Earlier, he was CEO of Airtel Business in India and led the enterprise business unit to 50% growth over three years.