C. P. Gurnani Height, Age, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Full Name	Chander Prakash Gurnani
Profession	Businessman
Physical Stats
Height (approx.)	5' 7" (170 cm)
Eye Colour	Dark Brown
Hair Colour	Salt & Pepper
Career
Awards and Honour	2013 • Ernst and Young ‘Entrepreneur of the Year [Manager]’ • CNBC Asia's ‘India Business Leader of the Year’ • Dataquest ‘IT person of the Year’ 2014 • 'CEO of the Year' Award by Business Standard • Dataquest IT Person of the Year • 2015- ‘Best CEO of the Year’ at Forbes India Leadership Awards • 2016- Degree of Doctor of Science (Honoris Causa) by Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology
Personal Life
Date of Birth	19 December 1958 (Friday)
Age (as of 2024)	65 Years
Birthplace	Neemuch, Madhya Pradesh
Zodiac sign	Sagittarius
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Neemuch
College/University	National Institute of Technology, Rourkela
Educational Qualification	Bachelor of Technology (Chemical)
Social Media	• Twitter • LinkedIn
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Family
Wife/Spouse	Anita Gurnani (Businesswoman)
Children	Daughters- Sanya Gurnani, Shreya Gurnani
Parents
Siblings	He has a sister

Some Lesser Known Facts About C. P. Gurnani

• C. P. Gurnani was brought up by his parents in a middle-class family in Madhya Pradesh.
  

  C. P. Gurnani’s childhood photo

• C. P. Gurnani spent most of his adult life in Chittorgarh, Kota, and Jaipur in Rajasthan.

• In 1986, Gurnani started working as the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of the company named ‘Perot Systems TSI India Pvt. Ltd.’ which is an information technology service company that specializes in business transformation and application outsourcing. The company was initially set up as HCL Perot.

• In 2004, he started working as the President of Headed Global Operations, Sales and Marketing and Competency and Solution Businesses department of the Indian multinational information technology services and consulting company ‘Tech Mahindra.’

• In 2009, C. P. Gurnani started working as the Chief Executive Officer and Managing director of ‘Tech Mahindra.’

• In 2013, he founded ‘Titliyan’ which is an NGO that focuses on spreading quality education and developing the life and social skills of more than 240 underprivileged children in India.

• In 2016, he was appointed as the chairman of the Indian non-governmental trade association and advocacy group ‘National Association of Software and Service Companies’ (Nasscom).
  

  C. P. Gurnani (left) during a conference of the National Association of Software and Service Companies (2016)

• In 2018, C. P. Gurnani was ranked 488 on the list of ‘Best CEOs In The World’ by the CEOWORLD magazine.

• In 2023, C. P. Gurnani stepped down as the non-executive, non-independent director of Tech Mahindra.
  

  C. P. Gurnani (centre) during his farewell ceremony at the Tech Mahindra office in 2023

• In 2024, he started working as the co-founder of ‘AlonOS’ which is a joint venture between InterGlobe and Assago which focuses on revolutionizing customer experience in various sectors with a blend of AI technologies.

• C. P. Gurnani consumed alcohol and is often spotted drinking alcoholic beverages at parties.
  

  C. P. Gurnani drinking wine at a party