After his retirement from Infosys last year, Gopalakrishnan has been active in philanthropy, science and technology
"It may not affect the industry, but there would be change in the perception and image of the industry if trade unions are introduced," Gopalakrishnan told a meet-the-press programme in Bangalore.
The curtains are set to come down on one of India Inc's most celebrated succession dramas.
Reminiscing time spent at the firm he co-created with six other friends in 1981, Infosys non-executive chairman S Gopalakrishnan said many major events in his life are linked to major milestones of Infosys.
IT major Infosys CEO and MD Kris Gopalakrishnan on Thursday expressed hope that the government would rationalise tax regime for the IT industry and extend the STP scheme to the medium and small sector in the Union Budget.
Infosys co-founder S D Shibulal has received little over four lakh shares of the company as a gift, taking the total number of shares owned by him to more than 21.6 lakh shares, according to a regulatory filing. Infosys, on Friday, informed the stock exchanges that "4,01,000 equity shares (representing 0.01 per cent) of Infosys Ltd by way of gift as off market transaction on November 12, 2020" were given to Shibulal. The filing did not mention who gifted these shares.
India saw growth of around 213 per cent in the number of real-time payments processed over the past year.
Hiring Americans can strain margins of IT firms operating in US.
Global financial crisis has created an adverse impact on the economy especially on the Indian IT industry.
In a major top-level management restructuring, India's second largest software firm Infosys on Saturday named veteran banker K V Kamath as the new chairman to succeed founder N R Narayana Murthy, who retires in August.
nfosys Managing Director and CEO S (Kris) Gopalakrishnan speaks about the company to Business Standard.
S (Kris) Gopalakrishnan speaks on the outlook for Infosys and the sector.
Industry analysts say the companies are watching the situation.
Infosys Technologies beat its own revenue guidance with better-than-expected second quarter (July-October) results, indicating an overall improvement in business and demand.
Murthy will hand over his role to K V Kamath, who has been an independent director on the Infosys board since May, 2009.
He spoke on key strategies the company is adopting to tide over the rough times.
IT major Infosys Technologies would be focusing on emerging countries, including Brazil, China and India.
The Infosys facility will come on over 50 acre it received from the West Bengal government.
The gap between operation and inspiration created by the premature exit of Infosys Technologies' key founder, Nandan Mohan Nilekani, is being filled by his colleagues.
The Central Bureau of Investigation on Thursday obtained specimen signatures of former Satyam Computer chairman B Ramalinga Raju and four others accused in connection with the multi-crore rupee fraud in the IT company.
'Fresh recruitments would start only after demand picks up.'
The senior management of India's second-largest IT services provider Infosys Technologies on Thursday insisted that all was well with the company's performance, and the IT sector as a whole.Infosys CEO and MD S Gopalakrishnan said, "Our margins (the company saw a 2.8 per cent improvement in its operating margins or OPM this quarter) are very good. We see a positive growth for IT services. It appears to be stronger this year than before."
Infosys has a long way to go as far as IT business is concerned, said Kris Gopalakrishnan, CEO Infosys Technologies Ltd.
Kris is gentle but firm, consultative yet decisive, and thoughtful yet action-oriented
Indian IT firms have been announcing incremental increase in billing rates for quite some time now to counter wage hikes and rising visa costs, to name a few.
Gopalakrishnan, who is the immediate past President of CII, is the Chairman of the summit.
What is perhaps most fascinating is that Infosys was not the first large Indian IT company to raise its head, nor has it been the largest; but it has often shown a remarkable ability to market itself so that it has punched above its weight.
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Bata came up with new brands to beat industry competition.
Special court will announce judgement in Satyam case on Dec 23.
Raju was arrested by the Crime Investigation Department of Andhra Pradesh Police two days later along with his brother.
Raju was arrested by the Crime Investigation Department of Andhra Pradesh Police two days later along with his brother.
Faced with a spate of senior-level exits, Infosys co-founder N R Narayana Murthy has written to employees to reassure them that the "leadership changes" will be in the "best interest" of the company.
The 10 accused in the case include prime accused Satyam Computers founder and former chairman B Ramalinga Raju, his brother and Satyam's former MD B Rama Raju, ex-CFO Vadlamani Srinivas, former PwC auditors Subramani Gopalakrishnan and T Srinivas, Raju's another brother B Suryanarayana Raju, former employees G Ramakrishna, D Venkatpathi Raju and Ch Srisailam, and Satyam's former internal chief auditor V S Prabhakar Gupta.
Shares of IT giant Infosys erased early gains and ended with a loss of nearly one per cent on the NSE today on profit-booking after the company named former SAP executive board member Vishal Sikka as its new CEO.
The Enforcement Directorate in October last year had filed the complaint against Raju and 212 others, including 166 companies, before the XXI Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court cum Special Sessions Judge here for allegedly laundering funds under a 'corporate veil' to perpetrate the accounting scam that rocked the business world in 2009.
'The only way to create more jobs is to make sure that we anticipate the skills that will be required in the future and prepare ourselves for those skills.'
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Business leaders met Manmohan Singh to discuss the problems facing the country.
All the 10 accused in the case, including prime accused Satyam Computers founder and former chairman B Ramalinga Raju and his brother and Satyam's former MD B Rama Raju, appeared in the court, as per its direction.
'India is the number one IT destination in the world as we have the largest number of IT professionals in the world.'
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