CP Gurnani
Co-Founder and Executive Vice Chairman
AIonOS
AIonOS
CP Gurnani (popularly known as ‘CP’ within his peer group), is a visionary leader who epitomizes the
transformative power of entrepreneurship. He is the Co-Founder and Executive Vice Chairman of
AIonOS, a joint venture between InterGlobe and Assago Group.
In a career spanning 40+ years, CP has worn multiple hats, each underlining his commitment and passion and reflective of his unique blend of strategic acumen and exponential thinking that have helped him lead various bold transformations.
In a career spanning 40+ years, CP has worn multiple hats, each underlining his commitment and passion and reflective of his unique blend of strategic acumen and exponential thinking that have helped him lead various bold transformations.
CP holds a wealth of experience, cultivated at industry giants like Tech Mahindra, Hewlett Packard Ltd.,
Perot Systems (India) Ltd., and HCL Corporation Ltd. He has been one of the longest-serving CEOs of the
technology sector and retired as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Tech Mahindra
in 2023. The SKOCH Group and the CEO’s Association for Inclusive India (CAII) has conferred CP with the
‘CEO’s Choice Lifetime Achievement Award’ 2021 – the nation’s highest independent civilian honor.
CP was the force behind one of the biggest turnarounds of Indian Corporate History – the acquisition and merger of Satyam. He has also been featured in a Harvard Case Study on ‘Tech Mahindra and the Acquisition of Satyam Computers.’
He is the Founder and Trustee of Plaksha University and serves on the Board of IIM Nagpur and the Mahindra University. He is also the Chairman of Mahindra Holidays & Resorts India Limited (MHRIL). CP has served as a Chairman of NASSCOM for the year 2016-2017 and is the Chairman of the CII National Committee on IT & ITeS. He has been part of the Indian PM’s CEO delegations to multiple countries.
A chemical engineering graduate from the National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, CP is a distinguished and active alumnus of the institute and has been felicitated with an honorary Doctorate by four different Universities.
CP was the force behind one of the biggest turnarounds of Indian Corporate History – the acquisition and merger of Satyam. He has also been featured in a Harvard Case Study on ‘Tech Mahindra and the Acquisition of Satyam Computers.’
He is the Founder and Trustee of Plaksha University and serves on the Board of IIM Nagpur and the Mahindra University. He is also the Chairman of Mahindra Holidays & Resorts India Limited (MHRIL). CP has served as a Chairman of NASSCOM for the year 2016-2017 and is the Chairman of the CII National Committee on IT & ITeS. He has been part of the Indian PM’s CEO delegations to multiple countries.
A chemical engineering graduate from the National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, CP is a distinguished and active alumnus of the institute and has been felicitated with an honorary Doctorate by four different Universities.