Bengaluru: The Infosys the Vishal Sikka resigned as Managing Director and CEO of the company.
UB Pravin Rao has been appointed as an interim CEO.
Infosys on process of appointing a new CEO
Vishal Sikka has been appointed as an executive Vice chairman of Infosys
Background History of Vishal Sikka
Prior to joining Infosys, Vishal Sikka was a member of the Executive Board and the Global Managing Board of SAP AG, leading all SAP products and innovation globally. In his 12 years at SAP, He led SAP’s product portfolio including the breakthrough in-memory platform, SAP HANA, all their applications, cloud and technology solutions. Vishal is credited with accelerating SAP’s development processes, transforming its innovation culture and leading several successful product co-creation initiatives with clients. He is also the creator of the concept of ‘timeless software’, which represents the renewal of products without disruption to customer environments.
Vishal Sikka left the SAP board in May 2014 for personal reasons, and was announced as CEO and MD of Infosys on 12 June 2014.
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