Leading IT Professionally: Pioneering Approach
Leading HCL Technologies under Roshni Nadar Malhotra is evidence of transforming leadership, strategic acumen, and relentless commitment to excellence.
Being the first woman to run a significant IT services company, she has not only maintained the tradition of the business but also driven it to unprecedented heights, hence establishing HCL as a worldwide powerhouse and preferred employer.
Driving World Expansion and Financial Growth
Her leadership is based on a strong business acumen that has spurred amazing financial expansion.
With an annual income of $13.8 billion by March 2025, HCL Technologies demonstrated her capacity to negotiate market changes and rising worldwide competitiveness.
Her calculated moves, including the massive $1.8 billion acquisition of a few IBM items in 2019, have bolstered HCL’s software segment and increased its global client count to around 2,000,000.
Creating an Employee-Centric Corporate Culture
Apart from financial development, Roshni Nadar Malhotra has promoted a corporate culture emphasizing employee welfare.
HCL was named among Forbes’ World’s Best Employers for five straight years till 2024 and a Global Top Employer for 2025 in 26 countries under her direction.
These honors show her commitment to building a company that supports diversity, professional growth, and talent retention.
Empowering Women and Supporting Variability
Under her direction, a major project known as ASCEND—launched in 2022 to develop women leaders inside the company—has been HCL has established a benchmark for gender diversity and inclusion in the tech sector by helping female professionals develop leadership abilities.
Changing with the Work Environment
Another trademark of her tenure is adaptive leadership, shown in HCL’s proactive reaction to changing work dynamics.
The corporation adopted a hybrid work paradigm in January 2025 affecting 80% of its 220,000 staff, which resulted in a 12% retention rate improvement.
While stressing work-life balance, this flexible work schedule has improved productivity.
Dedication to Learning and Social Responsibility
Beyond business leadership, Roshni Nadar Malhotra has been crucial in forming the philanthropic scene of HCL. She has overseen a $1.5 billion investment in education by March 2025 as a trustee of the Shiv Nadar Foundation, giving thousands of students scholarships, infrastructural development, and educational activities.
Promoting Environmental Protection
The Habitats Trust she started to safeguard threatened species and habitats in India clearly shows her love of environmental preservation.
The fund gave Rs. 10 crores to conservation initiatives in 2024, mostly with an eye toward the critically endangered species Great Indian Bustard.
A legacy of excellence and driven leadership
Under Roshni Nadar Malhotra’s direction, HCL has set new business benchmarks and created a culture in which staff members flourish, communities gain, and technology advances more general goals.
Her term guarantees that HCL Technologies stays a shining example of excellence in the worldwide technological scene by reflecting a rare mix of strategic ambition and sympathetic leadership.
