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Vishal Sikka (born 1 May 1967) is an Indian entrepreneur the founder and CEO of Vianai, former CTO of SAP AG, and former CEO of Infosys. He currently also serves on Oracle's board of directors, the supervisory board of the BMW Group [ 1 ] and as an advisor to the Stanford Institute of Human-Centered AI.
When trading began in June 1993, the share price opened at ₹ 145 per share. [12] Infosys shares were listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange in 1999 as American depositary receipts (ADRs), making it the first Indian company to be listed on Nasdaq. [citation needed] The share price rose to ₹ 8,100 by 1999, making it the most expensive share on ...
At the time of his appointment to lead Infosys, Dr. Vishal Sikka was possibly one of the highest paid professionals in India, with an estimated compensation (including restricted stock options) of around US$7.1 million. IiAS recommended that shareholders vote for Dr. Sikka's appointment and his remuneration. [16]
After the exit of Vishal Sikka, Nilekani was appointed as non-executive chairman of the board effective 24 August 2017. [4] He was the chairman of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI). [5] After a successful career at Infosys, he headed the Government of India's technology committee, TAGUP. [6]
He was the chief executive officer and managing director of Infosys, [2] and one of its seven founding members. He stepped down from the post of CEO and MD on 31 July 2014 and was succeeded by the first non-founder CEO of Infosys Dr. Vishal Sikka. He is the president of the Infosys Science Foundation for the year 2015.
Murthy was the CEO of Infosys for 21 years from 1981 to 2002 [29] and was succeeded by co-founder Nandan Nilekani. [31] At Infosys he articulated, designed and implemented a global delivery model for IT services outsourcing from India. [32] He was the chairman of the board from 2002 to 2006, after which he also became the chief mentor.
After three-years as interim CEO of Infosys, Dr. Vishal Sikka resigned in August 2017. In a personal note to board colleagues, [ 19 ] he cited a 'drumbeat of distractions' and "false, baseless, malicious and increasingly personal attacks" as his reason for leaving Infosys. [ 20 ]
U. B. Pravin Rao is a retired corporate executive from Infosys.Rao joined Infosys in 1985 and rose through the ranks under N. R. Narayana Murthy. [3] He was handpicked by Murthy to be member of Infosys board as well as become chief operating officer by Murthy in June 2014, [4] when Vishal Sikka was appointed as CEO.