Paresh Vankar — Chief Marketing Officer at Coforge

About Paresh

Paresh Vankar is the Chief Marketing Officer at Coforge, responsible for leading the company’s global marketing organization across brand, analyst and advisor relations, digital marketing, communications, thought leadership, demand generation, and sales enablement.With more than 25 years of experience across technology, sales, business development, client management, and marketing, Paresh brings a unique blend of commercial acumen and brand-building expertise. Throughout his career, he has helped organizations strengthen market positioning, accelerate growth, and navigate major business and technology inflection points.Prior to Coforge, Paresh served as Chief Marketing Officer at Digitide, where he led the company’s brand launch and marketing transformation during its demerger and public listing journey. Earlier, as EVP & CMO at LTIMindtree, he led global marketing and played a key role in building and launching one of the industry’s most significant post-merger technology brands.Paresh spent 17 years at HCL Technologies, ultimately serving as Senior Vice President of Marketing, where he led a significant portion of the company’s global marketing portfolio across Digital Foundation, Digital Business, and Digital Operations. During his tenure, HCL grew from under $1 billion to nearly $12 billion in revenue, providing him a front-row seat to one of the industry’s most remarkable growth stories.Known for combining strategic storytelling with business outcomes, Paresh has been at the forefront of AI-driven marketing, analyst influence, executive thought leadership, and digital transformation. He is a strong advocate of data-driven decision-making, modern marketing technologies, and leveraging AI to transform customer engagement and marketing effectiveness.Paresh holds an MBA from IIM Ahmedabad and a degree in Electronics Engineering from VJTI Mumbai.His philosophy is simple: great brands are built when exceptional people create stories worth telling.A storyteller, a catalyst for change, and a growth driver, his agile working style empowers the team and offers them the freedom to excel, thereby nurturing a culture of excellence within the organization.