The Nasscom Governance and Ethics Committe on Tuesday released its recommendations aimed at further strengthening corporate governance practices in the Indian IT-BPO industry.
The annual award includes a pure gold medal, a citation and a prize purse worth $ 100,000 or its equivalent in the Indian rupees.
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K V Kamath says he can never step into Narayana Murthy's rather large shoes, but would do his best to ensure Infosys continues to adhere to the highest standards of corporate governance.
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 Indian Institutes of Technology and IIT-JEE coaching institutes have not taken kindly to Infosys Technologies founder, N R Narayana Murthy's comment that questioned the quality of students at these institutions.
The targeted budget for the project was reportedly projected at 750,000.
In an interesting session at the TiE Summit i Mumbai, Ratan Tata and Narayana Murthy shared their views on each other, entrepreneurship, trust, politicians and their experience of being at the helm of India's most reputed companies.
Over 100 people, including 20 senior consultants and at least six VPs, have quit Infosys in 6 months.
"There was not a single decision that I took during my second tenure without discussing it with Ranga and getting valuable input from him," says Narayana Murthy.
Fundraisers held in New York, San Francisco and Atlanta for India-based non-government organisation Akshaya Patra that strives for wholesome school kitchens is expected to raise a whopping Rs 5 crore in charities this year. Arthur J Pais reports
Having nurtured Infosys for the last three decades, Narayana Murthy would be succeeded by eminent banker K V Kamath as Infosys' Chairman with effect from August 21.
Infosys Technologies appears to have set out on a journey of generational change which will unravel over the next few years.
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.
Software icon N R Narayana Murthy has blamed poor public governance for major ills faced by the country such as illiteracy, malnourishment, lack of sanitation facilities and dismal food and power management.
Concordia University confers honorary doctorate on Infosys founder N R Narayana Murthy.
The process is long-drawn, meticulous, and in consonance with the company's stated vision: 'To be a globally respected corporation that provides best-of-breed business solutions, leveraging technology, delivered by best-in-class people.'
Infosys Technologies, India's second-largest IT services firm, appears set on having an insider as its chairman when N R Narayana Murthy retires in August next year.
Telugu actor-director MS Narayana passes away at 63.
Murthy will hand over his role to K V Kamath, who has been an independent director on the Infosys board since May, 2009.
A joint house committee of the Karnataka Assembly has also recommended 'appropriate action' against those, including Infosys mentor N R Narayana Murthy, involved in the decision making process.
N R Narayan Murthy, chairman and chief mentor of IT major Infosys on Tuesday called on the Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and held discussions on a wide range of issues, including the setting up of a Infosys research centre in Gujarat.
After auto makers, PSA Peugeot Citron and Ford, IT major Infosys Limited is vying for land in Gujarat. N R Narayana Murthy, chairman and chief mentor of the company, will meet Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday to discuss setting up of a campus in the state.
In a nation of 1.2 billion, only 62 per cent are literate. About 420 million poor live in only eight states.
Poor economy should not be an excuse for laying off people especially in recession when it becomes inevitable for the corporate world, Infosys mentor N R Narayana Murthy said in Mumbai on Friday.
Software icon N R Narayana Murthy has bemoaned that the 'elite' are going unpunished though they commit 'huge crimes' in the country and saw it as 'problem with this society'.
N R Narayana Murthy, chairman and chief mentor of Infosys Technologies, is considered to have set new benchmarks in corporate governance through the firm he founded. Last fortnight, he was chosen to head Nasscom's sub-committee on corporate governance.
Indian companies can help Pakistan strengthen its IT-BPO industry by sharing expertise and best practices with their Pakistani counterparts, Infosys Chief Mentor NR Narayana Murthy said.
N R Narayana Murthy, co-founder and chief mentor of IT major Infosys Technology, said corporate bodies in developing countries like India have a responsibility to involve themselves in philanthropic acts to help underprivileged people.
The three aspects of ensuring success for any entrepreneur are innovation, ability to use innovation to create service and products that add value to customers, and the ability to communicate the value to customers, according to Infosys chairman N R Narayana Murthy.
Since its inception in July 1981 with a capital of Rs 10,000 that the current chairman, N R Narayana Murthy, borrowed from his wife, Infosys has given stock options worth Rs 50,000 crore (Rs 500 billion) to employees.
Sunak joins fellow Indian-origin candidate Suella Braverman, the UK Attorney General who is among the early Tory MPs to announce her plan to contest.
Infosys co-founder N R Narayana Murthy on Wednesday said exit of his investment firm Catamaran from SKS Microfinance, which is in the thick of controversies, was legally not possible at this juncture.
India will have to recruit local people at the front end of its operations to mitigate the discomfort and outsourcing fears, Infosys mentor N R Narayana Murthy said in Bengaluru on Tuesday.
Infosys mentor N R Narayana Murthy said on Monday there was no need for Indian IT industry to be apolgetic or shy about US outsourcing curbs during President Barack Obama's visit to the country next month.
Infosys CEO Salil Parekh has got a massive 88 per cent jump in annual remuneration to Rs 79.75 crore, making him one of the highest-paid executives in the country. The software services firm has sought shareholders' approval for the reappointment of Parekh as chief executive officer and managing director for a second five-year term beginning July 1. According to the company's annual report released on Thursday, Parekh, 58, took home a salary of Rs 71.02 crore in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022.
Infosys chief mentor and chairman N R Narayana Murthy on Tuesday said the company co-founded by him will get his suitable successor well in time before his retirement in August 2011.
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The Indian corporate sector, he said, has been extremely fortunate in escaping the worst of the global financial crisis.
Striking a cautious note, Infosys Technologies' Chairman, N R Narayana Murthy, has said early signs of the global economy emerging from recession cannot be taken for granted.
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