Sandeep Dadlani quits Infosys for an 'out-of-the-world' new assignment
Jun 16, 2017, 12:38 IST
Sandeep Dadlani, president of Indian IT firm Infosys, has resigned from his post for an 'out-of-the-world' assignment.
His move will come hard on Infosys CEO Vishal Sikka, posing difficulties in monetizing his moves into new software and platforms.
Dadlani had been in-charge of was the company’s revenue and margin from new software.
It was on Thursday that Dadlani announced his resignation on LinkedIn, saying “I am extremely optimistic of Infosys’ continued success and its strong leadership team. I have decided to pursue my personal interests elsewhere. Next up: An out-of-the world assignment! Stay tuned.”
His LinkedIn announcement was followed by a press release from Infosys announcing Dadlani’s departure, and the appointment of Karmesh Vaswani and Nitesh Banga in his place.
Vaswani has been appointed as the Global Head – Retail, CPG & Logistics, while Banga is the new Global Head of Manufacturing, effective July 15, 2017.
“Sandeep has played a key role in the success of Infosys over his career and in our transformation journey these past three years. We wish him the best in the journey ahead,” said a statement from Sikka.
In other news, Infosys has also appointed ex-Wipro employee Inderpreet Sawhney as its Group General Counsel, with effect from July 3, 2017.
(Image source: Infosys)
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His move will come hard on Infosys CEO Vishal Sikka, posing difficulties in monetizing his moves into new software and platforms.
Dadlani had been in-charge of was the company’s revenue and margin from new software.
It was on Thursday that Dadlani announced his resignation on LinkedIn, saying “I am extremely optimistic of Infosys’ continued success and its strong leadership team. I have decided to pursue my personal interests elsewhere. Next up: An out-of-the world assignment! Stay tuned.”
His LinkedIn announcement was followed by a press release from Infosys announcing Dadlani’s departure, and the appointment of Karmesh Vaswani and Nitesh Banga in his place.
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“Sandeep has played a key role in the success of Infosys over his career and in our transformation journey these past three years. We wish him the best in the journey ahead,” said a statement from Sikka.
In other news, Infosys has also appointed ex-Wipro employee Inderpreet Sawhney as its Group General Counsel, with effect from July 3, 2017.
(Image source: Infosys)