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ITC empowers Women across industries with HerStory campaign
MUMBAI: Marking International Women’s Day, ITC has launched the HerStory campaign, celebrating the vital role of women across science, agriculture, manufacturing, and entrepreneurship. This initiative underscores ITC’s commitment to gender equity by showcasing women breaking barriers across its diverse operations.
The campaign kicks off with a video honouring women scientists at ITC’s Life Sciences and Technology Centre (LSTC) in Bengaluru, highlighting their contributions to innovation. With women making up nearly 47 per cent of LSTC’s workforce, ITC continues to challenge gender imbalances in STEM.
ITC is also transforming shopfloors, with its Pudukkottai factory in Tamil Nadu employing 67 per cent women and the Khordha facility in Odisha operated entirely by women. These milestones reflect ITC’s efforts to increase female participation in the industrial sector.
Beyond corporate spaces, ITC empowers women in agriculture through Itcmaars, facilitating over 1,700 Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs), ensuring at least one female director in each, and forming 25 all-women FPOs. More than 7,500 women farmers have been supported, driving sustainable agribusinesses. Additionally, ITC’s Women-Managed Agri-Business Centres (WMABCs) have enabled over 6,000 rural women across 12 states to become entrepreneurs.
At the grassroots, ITC’s women’s empowerment programme focuses on financial literacy, social security, entrepreneurship, and livelihood support. With over 6 million women benefiting from various initiatives including self-help groups, education, and health interventions the programme is fostering financial independence and community resilience.
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FSS names Anand Krishnamurthi head of global digital delivery
Tech veteran to drive AI-first, cloud-led transformation in payments globally
CHENNAI: Financial Software and Systems (FSS), an AI-first payment infrastructure company, has appointed Anand Krishnamurthi as head of global digital delivery.
In his new role, Anand Krishnamurthi will lead FSS’s global digital delivery capabilities, focusing on AI-first and cloud-led transformation while ensuring predictable, high-quality outcomes for customers worldwide. He will be based in Chennai and report to V. Balasubramanian, CEO of FSS.
Bringing 28 years of experience in technology and digital transformation across banking, capital markets, financial services, and insurance, Anand has held senior leadership positions at Cognizant and NuSummit. He is recognised for scaling multi-geography delivery teams, leading mission-critical platforms, and embedding AI-driven automation in complex, regulated environments.
“What drew me to FSS is its deep payments expertise, strong product DNA, and the scale at which its platforms power real-world financial ecosystems,” said Anand Krishnamurthi. “I aim to strengthen delivery predictability, execution rigor, and engineering quality, building empowered teams that deliver measurable customer outcomes. FSS has a unique opportunity to create real-time, AI-infused payments infrastructure that is resilient, secure, and globally scalable.”
V. Balasubramanian added, “Anand’s track record in leading multi-geography delivery programs and AI-first operating models makes him the ideal leader for FSS as we accelerate our AI-driven digital payments business. His leadership will help us raise the bar for outcomes globally.”
This appointment is part of FSS’s broader push to build an AI-powered, cloud-native delivery organisation capable of meeting the evolving needs of banks, fintechs, and financial institutions worldwide.
