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  • Exclusive | Infosys does away with COO role after UB Pravin Rao, appoints co heads of delivery, CTO

    Exclusive | Infosys does away with COO role after UB Pravin Rao, appoints co heads of delivery, CTO

    Rao, who is retiring in December, joined Infosys in 1986. He has held a number of senior leadership roles including Interim Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Head of Infrastructure Management Services, Delivery Head for Europe, and Head of Retail, Consumer Packaged Goods, Logistics and Life Sciences.

  • Exclusive | Infosys sticks to growth guidance despite COVID-19 second wave, has met critical deliverables

    Exclusive | Infosys sticks to growth guidance despite COVID-19 second wave, has met critical deliverables

    Infosys COO UB Pravin Rao told Moneycontrol the second wave of COVID-19 has been 'pretty stressful' compared to the first wave as the challenge was completely different this time around.

  • Infosys will 'stay the course', interim CEO assures staffers

    Infosys will 'stay the course', interim CEO assures staffers

    In an e-mail to staffers, Rao acknowledged that the road ahead will not always be easy, but asked them to stay focused.

  • Vishal's moved on, but we shall overcome is Infosys interim CEO's message to employees

    Vishal's moved on, but we shall overcome is Infosys interim CEO's message to employees

    In an email to his staff, UB Pravin Rao made it clear at the outset that Infosys will “continue to execute on the strategy we have laid out for ourselves.”

  • COMMENT-The buyback may keep a rudderless Infy afloat, but resolving the spat is key

    COMMENT-The buyback may keep a rudderless Infy afloat, but resolving the spat is key

    In every corporate spat, the biggest price is usually paid by the minority shareholders and Infosys is unlikely to be any different.

  • Is Sikka’s exit a nasty hiccup or the beginning of the end for Infy? The succession will tell

    Is Sikka’s exit a nasty hiccup or the beginning of the end for Infy? The succession will tell

    Whether this is a particularly unpleasant hiccup for the Infy stock or the beginning of the end will depend on how well the company’s board has understood the Sikka mantra and the kind of individual they get as a replacement.

  • Repeated 'assaults' by Narayana Murthy led to Vishal Sikka's exit, says Infosys board

    Repeated 'assaults' by Narayana Murthy led to Vishal Sikka's exit, says Infosys board

    The Board has, over the course of the past year, tried to resolve the concerns raised by the founders but has been unsuccessful, the Infosys board said in a letter.

  • US companies, not Indian, use majority of H-1B visas: Report

    US companies, not Indian, use majority of H-1B visas: Report

    While the Donald Trump administration has accused Indian IT companies of taking lion’s share of H-1B visa, a recent data shows that American companies use majority of these visa for foreign professionals.

  • Full text: Narayana Murthy's letter questioning COO Pravin Rao's compensation hike

    Full text: Narayana Murthy's letter questioning COO Pravin Rao's compensation hike

    Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy has questioned the pay hike given to COO Pravin Rao.

  • Infosys saga continues: Now Narayana Murthy questions COO Pravin Rao's pay hike

    Infosys saga continues: Now Narayana Murthy questions COO Pravin Rao's pay hike

    After a month's lull, co-founder Narayana Murthy, who has taken on the management over what he says are poor corporate governance standards at Infosys, has fired a fresh salvo.

  • Infosys shareholders approve new AoA, pay hike of COO Pravin Rao

    Infosys shareholders approve new AoA, pay hike of COO Pravin Rao

    Infosys today said its shareholders have approved the proposal to adopt a new Articles of Association (AoA), bringing provisions for buyback of shares and appointment of independent directors. It added that they also approved a pay hike for COO Pravin Rao.

  • Infosys Q1 profit falls 4.5%, cuts FY17 dollar revenue guidance

    Infosys Q1 profit falls 4.5%, cuts FY17 dollar revenue guidance

    The country's second largest IT services exporter lowered its constant currency revenue growth guidance to 10.5-12 percent from 11.5-13.5 percent.

  • Infosys dives 4% on cautious stance over cost hurting margins

    Infosys dives 4% on cautious stance over cost hurting margins

    Rao said margins may stay pressured in the near term and don‘t expect significant relief on margin in near-term. He also reiterated that client spend on IT is not really increasing.

  • Infosys Q4 net up 3.8%, FY17 $ revenue growth seen at 11.8-13.8%

    Infosys Q4 net up 3.8%, FY17 $ revenue growth seen at 11.8-13.8%

    Infosys expects constant currency revenue growth in FY17 at 11.5-13.5 percent and dollar revenue growth at 11.8-13.8 percent over FY16, which is far better than industry guidance.

  • Confident of reaching $20bn revenue by 2020: Infosys' Sikka

    Confident of reaching $20bn revenue by 2020: Infosys' Sikka

    In an interview with CNBC-TV18‘s Kritika Saxena, CEO Vishal Sikka that a combination of factors drove the results: higher volumes, deal wins as well as innovation-led efficiency improvements.

  • Infosys Q3 surprises, net up 2%; raises FY16 $ revenue guidance

    Infosys Q3 surprises, net up 2%; raises FY16 $ revenue guidance

    The software services exporter has revised dollar revenue growth guidance upwards to 8.9-9.3 percent from 6.4-8.4 percent earlier and also raised revenue guidance to 12.8-13.2 percent in constant currency from 10-12 percent earlier.

  • Infosys Q1 $ revenue swells 4.5%, vol growth at 19-qtr high

    Infosys Q1 $ revenue swells 4.5%, vol growth at 19-qtr high

    Consolidated net profit fell 2.16 percent sequentially to Rs 3,030 crore and revenue rose 7 percent to Rs 14,354 crore in the quarter ended June.

  • Infy Q4 net down 4.7%, FY16 $ rev to grow 10-12%, 1:1 bonus

    Infy Q4 net down 4.7%, FY16 $ rev to grow 10-12%, 1:1 bonus

    Infosys missed street estimates on Friday with the profit falling 4.7 percent sequentially to Rs 3,097 crore in the quarter ended March 2015. Infosys expects FY16 revenue to grow 10-12 percent in constant currency terms while hopes for rupee revenue growth at 8.4-10.4 percent.

  • Infosys to give 100% bonus to employees to stem attrition

    Infosys to give 100% bonus to employees to stem attrition

    Infosys' attrition (on last 12 months basis) stood at 20.4 percent for the quarter ended December 2014, slightly higher than 20.1 percent registered in the July- September 2014 quarter.

  • See long-term growth at 15-18%; EBIT at 25-38%: Infosys

    See long-term growth at 15-18%; EBIT at 25-38%: Infosys

    Sikka is keen to transform Infosys into a next generation services company and is looking to renew all the services the company offers. He has a long-term target to grow at 15-18 percent. The company‘s long-term EBIT margin range is 25-38 percent.

  • Infosys Q2 net up 7%, $ revenue rises 3.1%, okays 1:1 bonus

    Infosys Q2 net up 7%, $ revenue rises 3.1%, okays 1:1 bonus

    Infosys has reported a 7 percent growth in second quarter (July-September) profit at Rs Rs 3,096 crore quarter-on-quarter and dollar revenue grew 3.2 percent to USD 2,201 million.

  • Infosys strikes cautious note on discretionary spends

    Infosys strikes cautious note on discretionary spends

    In a call with analysts, Infosys President UB Pravin Rao said he was expecting to witness quarterly volatility in discretionary spends of IT companies. Rao also said he expected challenges in spends from Infosys‘ clients in the telecom, pharma and utilities sector while banking and manufacturing should do well.

  • BG Srinivas to get hold of 75% of Infosys biz: Zinnov Mgmt

    BG Srinivas to get hold of 75% of Infosys biz: Zinnov Mgmt

    Zinnov's S Vishwanathan says the talks about the restructuring move had been doing rounds since July.

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