Infosys Technologies Ltd [Get Quote] announced on Sunday that its board of directors had appointed KV Kamath as an additional director on the Infosys board with effect from May 2.

The nominations committee of the board had earlier recommended Kamath's induction as an additional director. Kamath, at the end of April 2009, stepped down as CMD of ICICI Bank [Get Quote] and is now the non-executive chairman.