CEO perspective: Does South Asia matter? An interview with Hexaware's P.R. Chandrasekar

Purpose ‐ The purpose of this paper is to share the perspective of CEO and Vice Chairman of Hexaware Technologies, P.R. Chandrasekar, while exploring the question, "Does South Asia matter?" Design/methodology/approach ‐ The paper followed an interview format and utilized P.R. Chandrasekar's responses to guide and inform the discussion on South Asia. Findings ‐ This paper found that South Asia does matter, and always has. Originality/value ‐ This paper offers the perspective of a CEO of a multinational corporation with global experience and vast knowledge of the South Asian region. His first-hand experiences add much value to the discussion on South Asia.