Tata Consultancy Services has appointed company veteran Elizabeth Mathew as head of TCS LeaD. LeaD is an internal program to promote diversity and leadership at the senior level. This follows the streak of leadership appointments by CEO K Krithivasan since he took the helm at India's largest IT services company.

Anant Haidale, who was previously leading LeaD and was the HR head in North America will move to a new leadership role in the manufacturing business group, said the note from CHRO Milind Lakkad to employees. Liz takes over from Anant Haidale who, after a successful stint in HR, has moved to take up a leadership role in the Manufacturing Business Group. Mathew will have the responsibility to nurture leadership talent apart from the overall responsibility of diversity and inclusion initiatives within the organisation.

Head of diversity and inclusion Preeti D?Mello and Brinda R, head of leadership careers, will report to Mathew. Mathew, who is based in Bengaluru, has been with TCS since 1989 and held several HR leadership roles across business groups within the company. Haidale, based in New Jersey, USA, joined TCS from Infosys in 2007 and has held key roles within the manufacturing segment.