Infosys CEO News
Infosys Founder Narayana Murthy: Infosys co-founder, Senapathy Gopalakrishnan, has a net worth of Rs 38,500 crores. He served as CEO and Managing Director from 2007 to 2011 and as Vice Chairman from 2011 to 2014.
Parekh, who joined Infosys in January 2018, received Rs 6.07 crore in fixed salary and Rs 10.96 crore in bonus, incentives and variable pay in 2018-19.
The compensation for Parekh is subject to approval of shareholders through postal ballot and electronic voting by February 20.
Infosyshad been searching for a new CEO since August this year after Vishal Sikka quit.
As the CEO, Parekh will have to achieve growth while being careful not to antagonize Infosys` founders
He will continue to hold the position of interim-CEO and MD for a maximum of five years, or until a new CEO and MD is appointed, Infosys said in its postal ballot.
The stock jumped 3.14 per cent to close at Rs 941.15 on the BSE. During the day, it went up 4.49 per cent to Rs 953.50.
Terming the return of Nandan Nilekani as Infosys` Board Chairman an excellent idea, Sikka said the latter was an extraordinary leader and an iconic man.
Sikka's resignation as CEO last week escalated the tensions between the founders and the management of India's second largest software company. He was then named Vice- Chairman.
Stating that it was the Board`s "unanimous" decision in wanting him to return to the company, he said he was back with the company as "more than just a founder".
Former Infoscions may well have a shot at clinching the top job as Infosys CEO, with the company looking at "alumni" along with internal and external candidates in its global search for the lead role.
Kiran Mazumdar Shaw is an Independent Director at Infosys.
A defiant Infosys Founder N R Narayana Murthy will interact with investors on Wednesday through a conference call to tell his version of the software major`s boardroom battles that led to the exit of its technocrat Vishal Sikka as CEO on last Friday.
Sikka's resignation has plunged Infosys into crisis with the company facing several issues, including a suitable replacement as CEO.
The stock slumped 5.37 per cent to close at Rs 873.50 on BSE. During the day, it slipped 5.75 per cent to Rs 870 -- its 52-week low.
The stock remained the biggest loser among blue-chips on both the key indices for yet another session.
As an action-packed day unfolded at Infosys with the abrupt exit of CEO Vishal Sikka, amused twitteratis exhibited their witty sides with hilarious digs and puns around an otherwise acrimonious corporate drama.
The board of the embattled company - which saw its CEO Vishal Sikka step down on Friday amid founders alleging corporate governance lapses - is scheduled to meet tomorrow to consider the buyback proposal.
Once a poster boy of Indian IT success story, Infosys has been battered by intense acrimony, with founders accusing the board of poor corporate governance on issues like executive pay and acquisitions.
Vishal Sikka has resigned from Infosys amid heightened acrimony between the board and the high-profile founders led by NR Narayana Murthy.
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