Newly appointed Infosys Co-Chairman Ravi Venkatesan has termed his appointment as “fairly seamless sort of action” and a continuity for an agenda that the board and the CEO has embarked upon.
“This is fairly seamless sort of action. I have been on the board for six years and it signals continuity and the need to double down on the agenda that the board has and Vishal (Sikka) has embarked on,” Venkatesan told ETNow in an interview here when asked what message does his appointment send to the stakeholders.
On Thursday last, Infosys had elevated its Independent Director Ravi Venkatesan as co-Chairman.
The move is being widely seen as a step taken by the Board to end its public spat with founders, mainly N R Narayana Murthy.
“At Infosys, we got another leadership happening concurrently which is from promoter-led company to professional board or professional CEO,” Venkatesan said.
“So, we have got fairly large set of challenges ... I see, there is a heck of a lot of turbulence - headwinds and software, and things like that. In this scenario, I see myself supporting Sesha (Seshasayee) and the board. Also, working closely with Vishal Sikka on whole set of issues,” he said. PTI