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Vishal Sikka resigns as Infosys MD and CEO

Updated on: 18 August,2017 10:45 AM IST  |  New Delhi
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Vishal Sikka has resigned as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Infosys Ltd. with immediate effect

Vishal Sikka resigns as Infosys MD and CEO

Vishal Sikka. Pic/AFP
Vishal Sikka. Pic/AFP


Vishal Sikka has resigned as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Infosys Ltd. with immediate effect.


U.B. Pravin Rao has been appointed as the interim-managing director and chief executive, whereas Sikka has now been appointed as executive vice-chairman.


Infosys, in a statement to the stock markets, said that the Board of Directors has accepted the resignation of Sikka.

"The succession plan for appointment of a new Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer has been operationalised by the Board and a search for the same has been commenced," the statement read.

Sikka has over 30 years of experience, adding that since joining Infosys in 1986, he has held a number of senior leadership roles including Head of Infrastructure Management Services, Delivery Head for Europe, and Head of Retail, Consumer Packaged Goods, Logistics and Life Sciences.

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