Shiv Nadar steps down as HCL chairman, daughter Roshni Nadar Malhotra to succeed

IT major HCL Technologies on Friday said Shiv Nadar is stepping down from the Chairman`s role. His daughter Roshni Nadar Malhotra will succeed him with immediate effect.

The company said its board of directors has appointed Roshni Nadar Malhotra, Non-Executive Director as Chairperson of the board and company with effect from Friday in place of her father Shiv Nadar.

"Shiv Nadar, who expressed his desire to step down from the position of Chairman, will continue to be the Managing Director of the company with designation as the Chief Strategy Officer," it said in a statement. 

The company has posted a consolidated net profit of Rs 2,935 crore for the April to June quarter. HCL Technologies had clocked a net profit of Rs 2,230 crore in Q1 FY19 and Rs 3,172 crore in Q4 FY20.

In Q1 FY21, the company`s revenue totalled Rs 17,842 crore as compared to Rs 16,427 crore in the corresponding quarter last year. On a sequential basis, the top line was lower from Rs 18,587 crore in the March quarter.

HCL Technologies has announced a dividend of Rs 2 per share. At the end of June, it had 1.5 lakh employees with gross addition of 7,005 people.

(With ANI inputs)