TCS India, 11 Feb 2009
TCS won the Recruiting and Staffing Best in Class Awards (RASBIC) 2008-09 in two of its categories – 'Best Use of Technology in Recruiting' and the 'Most Innovative Program/Initiative in Recruiting'. The RASBIC Awards aim to recognise and honour organisations for their exemplary practices in Recruiting and Staffing. TCS is winning the honours in the former category for the second year in a row.

TCS was presented with these awards at a ceremony held on 5th February 2009 in Mumbai, India. Our company was chosen from among more than 50 participants across industry sectors. The jury for the award included leading experts and practitioners in human resources across India with expertise in workforce management and talent acquisition.

Talent Acquisition has traditionally taken centre stage in TCS with recruitment teams across the globe chasing an ambitious target of over 30,000 people to support the growing business needs of the organisation. This year-on-year industry-wide recognition is a testimony to our robust recruitment policies, processes and methodology as well as our demonstrated ability to deliver certainty to all the key stakeholders.

TCS has once again emerged as the Top IT Company and Top Exporter as per Dataquest's Top 20 survey FY 2007-08. TCS North India Operation and Life Sciences & Healthcare Global Head Debashis Ghosh received the award on behalf of TCS. The award function was organised by Dataquest Magazine on 22 October at the ITC Maurya in New Delhi.

The function was attended by Chief Guest - Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit and Guest of Honour - British High Commissioner Sir Richard Stagg. On the occasion, Dataquest Chief Editor Prasanto K Roy, said, "The awards reflect the highlight of the year gone by, a trend that continues in 2008-09: the rise of the domestic market and technology industry. Indian market growth overtook exports growth for the first time in a decade, and with the global recession, the home market is going to be even more interesting for every technology player."

TCS CEO and MD S Ramadorai has been named International CEO of the Year at the 14th Annual LT Bravo Business Awards (widely recognised as the Oscars of Latin American business) organised by Latin Trade magazine.Receiving the award, Ramadorai said, "I am both pleased and deeply humbled by this singular honour. This recognition rightfully belongs to every TCS employee who has contributed to our success in Latin America. Without their enthusiasm and perseverance, we would not have got this far. For my team, this will serve as a great encouragement to continue the good work and deliver on the firm's commitment to leadership in IT worldwide, and especially in Latin America, where we have achieved significant growth since we started operations in the region more than five years ago."

The LT Bravo Business Awards honour excellence in Latin America and the Caribbean. More than 160,000 Latin Trade readers worldwide nominate business, political and social leaders to be recognised for their outstanding achievement. In consultation with leading international experts, Latin Trade editors select winners in nine categories to be honoured at the prestigious LT Bravo Business Awards ceremony.

As the first Indian company to establish operations in the region, TCS started operations in Latin America more than five years ago. TCS has more than 5,000 employees in the region, and operates global delivery centres in Uruguay, Brazil and Mexico at CMMI Level 5, the highest quality standard for the industry.

TCS was awarded 'Best Governed Company Award 2008' by the Asian Centre of Corporate Governance and Sustainability and the Indian Merchants Chamber. TCS was presented the award during the 9th International Conference on Governance, Sustainability & Corporate Citizenship – a Business Case, held in Mumbai. TCS Chief Operating Officer and Executive Director N. Chandrasekaran received the award for TCS from Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Chief Executive Ernst Ligteringen.

The citation for the award said that the award is being given "to a world class company and India's largest technology company which has beautifully combined the world renowned Tata philosophy of 'trusteeship' with modern governance practices." The citation went on to mention that the TCS board is truly balanced and "reflects diversity in expertise, gender as well as nationality. This champion board provides an effective oversight to the management of the company". The citation further said that the board "helps management fine-tune the company strategy by questioning the assumptions and providing constructive feedback and guidance, thereby maximising value not only for shareholders but all stakeholders and the society at large in a balanced manner."

The Corporate Governance & Sustainability Awards were instituted by the Global Advisory Board of the Asian Centre for Corporate Governance & Sustainability under the chairmanship of Mervyn King, author of King's Committee Report on Corporate Governance on the occasion of the board's fifth anniversary in 2006.