NIIT Limited appointed Anish Kumar Sarkar as Chief Executive Officer effective October 14, 2026. The move follows the resignation of Pankaj Prabhakar Jathar, who stepped down to pursue other interests.

The board approved the appointment based on the recommendation of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee. Sarkar assumes the role of Key Managerial Personnel under Section 203 of the Companies Act, 2013, and Senior Managerial Personnel under SEBI Listing Regulations.

Leadership Transition Details

Pankaj Prabhakar Jathar resigned from the position of CEO effective October 14, 2026. He will be relieved from his services with effect from close of business hours on October 22, 2026. Consequently, he ceases to be Senior Managerial Personnel on that date. His resignation letter, dated July 13, 2026, cited a desire to move on from NIIT after expressing this intent over the preceding months.

Anish Kumar Sarkar brings over two decades of experience in business building, transformation, and M&A-led growth. Prior to joining NIIT, he served as Managing Director – India and Director of the India/Philippines/Indonesia Cluster at Pluxee (formerly Sodexo BRS). He also held the position of CEO at Mercer India. Earlier in his career, Sarkar spent several years with the Capgemini Group in senior leadership roles spanning management consulting, sales, and technology transformation.

Executive Profile

Sarkar is an alumnus of IIT Kharagpur and IIM Calcutta. The company stated that his profile brings a distinctive blend of business, human capital, and technology expertise to the organization. At his previous roles, he led revenue growth and portfolio expansion, including strategic acquisitions.

Regulatory Compliance

The intimation was filed pursuant to Regulation 30 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations & Disclosure Requirements) Regulations 2015. The board meeting commenced at 3:04 pm and concluded at 3:47 pm on October 14, 2026. Arpita Bisaria Malhotra, Company Secretary and Compliance Officer, signed the disclosure.

NIIT Limited announced the elevation of Dr. Vishnupriya Raghavan to Senior Vice President & Business Head - Technology Learning Solutions, NIIT Enterprise on September 30, 2026.

In her expanded role, Dr. Raghavan will lead NIIT Enterprise's Technology Learning Solutions business. Her mandate includes strengthening NIIT's position as a strategic capability partner for enterprises navigating AI-led workforce transformation. The role focuses on driving future-ready technology capabilities, workforce productivity, and business outcomes at scale.

Leadership perspective

Pankaj Jathar, Chief Executive Officer, NIIT Limited, stated that Dr. Raghavan's elevation reflects her deep understanding of enterprise technology and ability to translate evolving needs into workforce outcomes. He expressed confidence in her leadership to help enterprises build AI-ready, future-facing technology talent.

Dr. Raghavan noted that technology is reshaping roles at an unprecedented pace. Her focus will be on helping organisations build AI-ready capabilities that evolve rapidly. She aims to combine deep technology expertise with enterprise context to translate technology change into workforce readiness and productivity.

Portfolio and focus areas

NIIT Enterprise offers a comprehensive portfolio focused on role readiness, deep technology skilling, leadership development, OEM-led capability programmes, and enterprise-scale capability transformation. Key focus areas include:

• AI-first engineering
• AI-led SRE
• Cloud transformation
• Cybersecurity
• Data engineering
• Enterprise architecture
• Engineering Intelligence
• Technology leadership

The portfolio leverages strengths across StackRoute and RPS Consulting, combining deep engineering capability development with a broad OEM partner ecosystem. This approach addresses capability needs from deep role readiness to transformation at scale.

Through structured learning pathways, hands-on practice, and real-world application, NIIT Enterprise helps organisations build automation-ready and AI-native teams. The business supports enterprises in developing critical technology capabilities across roles, teams, and business networks, enabling faster time-to-productivity.