Infosys has has the highest proportion of non-independent directors on its board.
The company might hire a foreigner chief executive officer for the first time.
Senior exits and across the board attrition have started affecting the company's ability to grow business
Outgoing Infosys co-founder and chairman N R Narayana Murthy on Wednesday said the sacrifices made by his colleagues in the initial days of the company was unparalleled.
Murthy on Saturday said the nation's second largest IT services firm had "diluted focus on meritocracy and accountability" in the past decade, forcing him to take "hard and tough decisions."
This is the first time, perhaps, Infosys has appointed as CEO a person who has never managed P&L or has any experience in managing lakhs of employees.
Sikka will take over from current Chief Executive SD Shibulal, one of the engineers who founded Infosys, on August 1.
Monday's notices seek damages of Rs 2,000 crore (Rs 20 billion) each from The Times of India and The Economic Times, both owned by Bennett, Coleman & Co, and The Financial Express, owned by the Indian Express group, alleging some of their articles defamed Infosys.
No impact of exits on client engagements, says company.
Under a year of him as executive chairman, Infosys, has had "stellar" performance, N R Narayana Murthy said of his second innings at the top in an email to employees.
The panel's report could be considered while framing the final document for the 12th five-year Plan.
The UK's prime ministerial race frontrunner, Rishi Sunak, spoke of his pride in what his Indian parents-in-law -- Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy and Sudha Murty -- had achieved, as he fought back over media commentary around wife Akshata's family wealth.
Global recovery and internal shake-up at Infosys have worked in tandem.
Some media reports stated that Rohan has been designated as a vice president, which is a relatively senior position in the company.
According to sources privy to the development, Murthy has chosen a team of four senior executives -- former Infosys India business unit head Binod Hampapur Rangadore, Ranganath D Mavinakere, Deepak Padki and Rohan Murty.
India's corporate sector sees big ticket deals in 2013.
The company is reaping the benefits of change as focus shifts back to traditionally-profitable businesses and deal volumes.
That a brown skinned man -- albeit one who speaks with a posh English accent -- would one day be the front-runner in a race to elect Boris's successor and head the party once led by Churchill and Thatcher would seem indigestible to the white men and women who have formed the trunk of the Conservative party for generations.
Spend on IT in US is expected to increase by 6.1 per cent in 2014.
Be it the industry laggard performance or harassment allegations by overseas employees, Infosys has a tough road ahead and investors will look at Sikka to sort out the issues.
Many say N R Narayana Murthy returned to Infosys only because it was floundering. Ironically, that itself can be interpreted as the great man's biggest failure.
Last year, salary increases were given only in October, when the company came under pressure from increments offered by peers.
About 24 mn shares of Infosys worth Rs 575 cr were traded on both the exchanges on Friday compared to a three-month daily average of 14.5 mn shares worth about Rs 365 cr.
Without panning Narayana Murthy's credentials, executives in many of these firms feel they are not sure about company's future.
Speaking at the inauguration of the magazine's new office, Vaidya went on to suggest that in such a war, sometimes 'good people' have to be targeted because they are on the side of wrong.
Asked if there was a timeline to see a turnaround at Infosys, Kamath said the country's second largest software services firm was a profitable company.
Infosys on Friday posted healthy growth in earnings for July-September 2013, and raised the lower end of its FY14 revenue guidance, indicating the company had regained its momentum.
Infosys Ltd's refocus on big-ticket contracts since the return of its founder has begun to pay off as India's No. 2 software services exporter crossed $2 billion in quarterly sales for the first time and pushed up its revenue outlook.
Analysts said the company has set conservative revenue guidance that they expect it to beat.
If elected, 42-year-old Sunak will go on to make history as the first Prime Minister of the UK of Indian heritage.
Murthy, 68, will cease to be the non-executive Chairman with effect from Oct 10.
Perhaps the greatest positive for Mr Sikka is his job knowledge and career record.
The succession strategy has an unmistakable stamp of Murthy's sharp management and leadership acumen - a trait he has been regarded for all this while.
Today, staff morale down the line is low, attrition last year scaled a new high, and even clients have expressed concern at the state of things.
Murthy's recent US trip helped to curb company's inflexible, arrogant perception
Top-level exits at Bangalore-based Infosys may have led to concern about the company's medium-term growth, but these have contributed to Executive Chairman N R Narayana Murthy's strategy of cost optimisation.
Cost cutting has begun to deliver; analysts say the real turnaround will come when Murthy's impact is evident on sales and delivery.
Unfazed by the exodus of top executives, Infosys co-founder and Executive Chairman N R Narayana Murthy on Friday said he wished luck to those who quit the firm and said the company has a strong cadre of leaders and that its future will not be "compromised".
Companies are expected to firm up their business plans for the second half of the year.
Brokerage firm says recovery under Narayana Murthy to take longer than expected; stock dips 3%.
