Mr. Parameswaran is Vice President, Corporate Planning at TAFE Limited. He is an alumnus of IIT, Kanpur (B. Tech, Chemical Engg), John Hopkins University (M.S., Chemical Engg) and University of Iowa (MBA, Marketing, Operations and Finance).
Mr. Parameswaran’s illustrious career spreads across a range of industries which include Light Engineering at TAFE, Life Sciences Consulting at Cognizant, Management Consulting at PwC-PRTM, and Consumer Products at Hindustan Unilever Limited.
Beginning as Senior Production Manager at Pfizer, he went onto to handle several leading roles since 1990 in Supply Chain, R&D and Marketing at Hindustan Lever Ltd. In 2001, he joined as Principal at Price Water Cooper’s PRTM Management Consulting primarily for Life Sciences and Consumer goods industry. Thereafter, he led several teams and played several strategic and operational roles as the Assistant Vice President since 2008 at Cognizant Technology Solution. He started as the Global Head, Life Sciences Management Consulting and concurrently played the Chief People Officer role for Cognizant Business Consulting through the PeopleCare. In 2013, he moved on to support his current role at TAFE Limited as Vice President Corporate Planning where his role is in the area strategy development and execution, M&A, and other special projects.