Disappointed Vishal Sikka re-jigs top order after dismal Q1; another key executive quits

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Disappointed Vishal Sikka re-jigs top order after dismal Q1; another key executive quitsInfosys’ CEO Vishal Sikka reshuffled his top management after the company posted poor quarterly results and missed its target.
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Amid the re-jig, another key man of Infosys Anup Uppadhayay, who was handling large deals, also called it quits.

Uppadhyay’s exit comes after the recent exit of Samson David. Since Sikka has taken over the reins of the company in 2014, Infosys has seen its top five executives quit.

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Now, Deepak Padaki will handle mergers and acquisitions, while former SAP executive Ritika Suri who currently heads the $500-million Infosys Innovation Fund has been tasked to oversee large deals.

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David, who leading Infosys’ Artificial Intelligence project-Mana, has now joined Hewlett Packard Enterprise.

Now, Narasimha Rao Manepalli will lead Mana.

READ ALSO: Infosys posts 13.4% rise in net profit, misses estimates