Quess Corp, the Indian business services staffing provider globally, has separated the roles of chairman and managing director. Following this move, henceforth, Suraj Moraje, who is the group CEO and executive director, will be promoted to group CEO and managing director with effect from April 1. Ajit Isaac, who is the current executive chairman and MD, will continue in the role of executive chairman.
N. Ravi Vishwanath will be the CFO starting April 1. Ravi Vishwanath is moving from Teamlease, where he was CFO. He has also served as finance director at Sun Microsystems. Vishwanath will step into the shoes of present CFO, Subramanian Ramakrishnan, who will leave the Company on March 31 to pursue an entrepreneurial venture, but continue to play advisor to Quess Corp.
Moraje expressed his gratitude to Ramakrishnan for his invaluable “contributions to Quess over the last two years” which strengthened the Company’s balance sheet, improved controls, and drove investor relation practices.
Moraje also welcomed Vishwanath and expressed confident that “his vast experience in the staffing industry, public markets and investor relations will bring great value to Quess over the coming years, as we continue to execute towards our North Star of achieving and sustaining 20% ROE.”
Established in Bengaluru in 2007, Quess Corp helps large and emerging companies achieve higher productivity and greater workforce flexibility at lower costs, through integrated outsourcing and technology offerings. It has 333,000-strong workforce spread across India, North America, APAC, and the Middle East.