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Murthy created today's situation by pushing into leadership positions people who should not have been there.
The decision has been taken because Executive Chairman N R Narayana Murthy attempts to bring Infosys back to basics.
The one-time bellwether of the country's IT industry has slid to the third spot in terms of revenue, overtaken by a relative upstart, Cognizant Technologies (TCS is the largest).
The stranglehold of the founders over the Infosys management has strengthened after the recent changes.
A centralised, founder-led model that relies on organic growth is no longer workable.
The company's inflexibility on prices and margins and a tradition of rotating leadership roles amongst its founders have made it less nimble than rivals.
Information technology leader Ganesh Natarajan hailed N R Narayana Murthy's reappointment as executive chairman and additional director of Infosys on Saturday.
The National Association of Software and Services Companies (Nasscom) on Saturday welcomed re-appointment of N R Narayana Murthy as Infosys Executive Chairman, saying his insights into the company and the technology industry would be valuable.
Recently, some software firms formed a separate body called the Indian Software Product Industry Round Table, or iSpirt.
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'Pravin Rao's commitment and contribution to the company has been immense, and his partnership over the past three years has been critical to the successes and growth of our company,' said Vishal Sikka, chief executive officer at Infosys.
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N R Narayana Murthy, Chairman of the Board and Chief Mentor, Infosys Technologies, outlines the key ingredients to building a great company and the role of 'compassionate capitalism' in society.
A day after Central Bureau of Investigation searches, former Minister of State for Coal Dasari Narayana Rao, who has been accused of alleged cheating and graft by the probe agency in its fresh FIR in the coal scam, alleged that it was a 'planned' action against him.
The overall trend to professionalise has always seen an upward trajectory, but at varying rates of adoption.
The panel's report could be considered while framing the final document for the 12th five-year Plan.
Infosys must focus on a few steps for quicker returns, says a Barclays report.
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The Infosys stock on Friday touched a two-year high, after brokerage firm CLSA said the company had the potential to double investors' money through the next three years.
The 20-stock index is up about 20 per cent in the past year - it has done much better than the Nifty's 12.5 per cent.
Infosys CEO Vishal Sikka on Wednesday said the founders of India's second largest IT services firm Infosys still remain committed to the firm and the sold stock will be used for philanthropic purposes.
Sore points: Sikka's salary, high severance pay to executives, poor disclosures.
Many chairmen & MDs continue to hold reins well into their 80s.
A brilliant academic record, a self-effacing demeanour and a willingness to work hard - plus the famous Murthy DNA, even if he spells his surname differently. But do these justify Rohan Murty's entry into Infosys?
Speaking to engineering students at the annual convocation of the Indrprastha Institute of Information Technology, Delhi, Murthy pointed out that the much famed Indian software sector ends up importing every innovation from the West despite the fact that the country produces a large number of software professionals.
Murthy comes at a time when the company is losing market share, profitability, and has lost control over predictability of the business.
The company should reward the confidence of the shareholders by returning some cash to them.
'Rohan would be my executive assistant and he would receive a salary of Re 1 a year.'
Infosys president and board member B G Srinivas has resigned, the company said on Wednesday, the latest in a series of senior management exits at India's second-largest software services exporter.
The matter pertains to the Rs 173.8 million severance offer given to former CFO Rajiv Bansal in October 2015 when he was allegedly forced to step down due to differences with then chief executive Vishal Sikka over the acquisition of Israeli technology firm Panaya for $200 million.
Police on Thursday filed a case against suspended head constable Giriprasad Sarma who had taken the Superintendent of Police of the Police Transport Organisation (PTO) E Lakshmi Narayana hostage.
The hostage drama in Hyderabad involving a suspended head constable and a superintendent of police ended on a peaceful note. The state Director General of Police Dinesh Reddy intervened and successfully persuaded Head Constable Giriprasad Sharma to release SP Lakshmi Narayana. The drama ended four hours after it started.
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