Infosys has done well to find a new CEO in Salil Parekh just a few months after Vishal Sikka’s exit, thereby ending the uncertainty around its leadership. Photo: Hemant Mishra/MintSalil Parekh seems to have ticked all the boxes the company had in mind for its new chief executive officer (CEO). In sum, “Infosys wanted to play it safe and take a conventional and conservative route,” suggests the report, citing executives familiar with the CEO search process. “Parekh is an outsourcing industry veteran and can be expected to settle in smoothly in his new role... If he can keep investors happy, while being amenable to all other stakeholders, Parekh would have pulled off the impossible.

Source: Mint December 05, 2017 02:26 UTC