Quess Corp appoints Guruprasad Srinivasan as Executive Director and Group CEO after Suraj Moraje steps down

11 Feb 2022 , 10:07 AM

Quess Corp, India’s leading Business Services provider has appointed Guruprasad Srinivasan as Executive Director and Group CEO (ED & CEO) with immediate effect. Suraj Moraje, incumbent MD and Group CEO, steps down w.e.f February 10, 2022.

Guruprasad Srinivasan (Guru) is one of the founding members of Quess with over 25 years of corporate experience, of which 14 years have been with Quess.

A Stanford Ignite alumni from the batch of 2015, Guruprasad has played a pivotal role in Quess’s growth journey and its emergence as India’s largest private sector employer. Before taking over as ED & CEO, he was the Chief Operating Officer with responsibility for Workforce Management and Operating Asset Management platforms.

Announcing the appointment, Chairman of the Company, Ajit Isaac commented: “We are delighted to have a home-grown leader come on board as the next ED&CEO of the Company. Guru’s journey with us as one of the founding members, leadership across businesses during the growth & consolidation phase of Quess and his exceptional track record makes him an outstanding choice to further accelerate our business transformation and shape our culture.

His priorities will be to develop our market share, enhance margins through technology adoption and discover value for our shareholders in our digital assets”.

“We are very grateful to Suraj for his transformational leadership during which he has delivered outstanding results at Quess and wish him the very best as he pursues other interests outside of Quess.”

Commenting about the transition, Suraj said, “It’s been an honour to lead the wonderful team at Quess, and to work with the guidance of the Board on the company’s transformation. I sincerely thank each Quessian for the impact achieved over the last years. My heartiest congratulations to my colleague Guru, an exceptional choice to lead Quess to even greater heights in the years to come.”

Speaking on his new role, Guru, Group CEO & ED, Quess Corp, added, “I am privileged to be taking over the reins of Quess Corp at an exciting time for this industry. Quess is a very special organization for me with a deep commitment to creating long-term shareholder value, customer delight & continuing a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship.

I look forward to working with our exceptional team, to continue the institution building process at Quess, and further enhance the company’s contribution to the societies in which we operate.”

At around 10:08 AM, Quess Corp was trading at Rs688 apiece up by Rs26.8 or 4.05% on the BSE.