Telesmanic Robert

About Telesmanic Robert

Robert Telesmanic is a seasoned finance executive at Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., where he served as Senior Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer. Over the course of his career at Cognizant, he also held progressively broader responsibilities, including Assistant Corporate Controller before moving into senior controllership and accounting leadership roles. Professional bios and company materials indicate that he joined Cognizant in 2003, giving him a long tenure inside the organization and deep institutional knowledge of its finance and governance framework. His responsibilities included external financial reporting, oversight of the global controllership function, and leadership across compliance and internal control matters. His profile is closely tied to accounting expertise, regulatory reporting, internal control compliance, merger and acquisition transactions, and financial systems implementation. Before joining Cognizant, he spent more than 14 years at Deloitte & Touche LLP, working in audit and assurance as well as mergers and acquisitions practices. That background provided a strong foundation in technical accounting, risk management, and transaction support. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree from New York University and an MBA from Columbia University. In 2025, Cognizant announced that he would retire from his executive role, while continuing as a non-executive officer and special advisor through the end of the year to support an orderly transition. His career reflects a long-term corporate finance path built on reporting integrity, control discipline, and reliable governance oversight.