Michael Patsalos-Fox succeeds John E Klein as Cognizant's new chairman

Cognizant on Monday announced that its board of directors has elected board member Michael Patsalos-Fox as its new chairman. He succeeds John E Klein, who has served as chairman for nearly 15 years and will remain a board member.

Patsalos-Fox, 65, was elected to the Cognizant board in July 2012 and serves on the finance, management development and compensation, and nominating, governance and public affairs committees.

Until October 2013, he was a senior partner at global management consulting firm McKinsey & Company, where he worked for 32 years. During his tenure at McKinsey, he served on its board of directors for 12 years and was chairman for the Americas for 6 years.

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Patsalos-Fox is currently chairman, president and CEO of Vidyo, a leading visual communications services provider. Previously, he was chief executive officer of Stroz Friedberg, Inc, a global cybersecurity firm, a position he held from 2013 to 2016.