New Delhi, Nov. 1 -- This December, Mohit Joshi will complete three years-or 12 quarters-as chief executive of Tech Mahindra Ltd, the country's fifth-largest tech services firm. Over this period, the company has expanded in roughly nine quarters while nearly tripling its profitability, a record few peers can match. Though Tech Mahindra expects margin expansion to continue beyond the next fiscal year, driving immediate growth remains its chief priority.

In a virtual interview with Mint, Joshi discusses his strategy for the AI era along with his hits and misses as CEO. Edited excerpts:

I think it's been challenging, but rewarding. The challenge was to accomplish growth and margin improvement in a period when the industry itself has been g...