Salil Parekh
Born (1964-06-05) 5 June 1964
NationalityIndian
Alma materIIT Bombay (BTech)
Cornell University (MS)
OccupationCEO & MD of Infosys
SpouseShaleen S. Parekh
Parent
  • Kokila S. Parekh (mother)

Salil Parekh is the current chief executive officer and managing director of Infosys. Parekh took over from interim CEO U B Pravin Rao on 2 January 2018.[1]

Early life and education

He is a graduate from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IIT Bombay) in Aeronautical Engineering. Master of Engineering degree in Computer Science and Mechanical Engineering from Cornell University.[1]

Parekh was member of the group management board at Capgemini, where he had worked since 2000, after Ernst & Young's consultancy division, where he had been working before, was merged into the company.[2][3]

Most recently, he was member of the group executive board, and was appointed deputy CEO in March 2015.[4] He was responsible for overseeing a business cluster comprising Application Services and Cloud Infrastructure Services among others.[5][1]

Whistleblower allegations

One Board member of Infosys received two anonymous whistleblower complaints of unethical practices at Infosys that also accused Salil Parekh. Audit Committee of the Board of Directors conducted independent investigation into the allegations contained in the anonymous whistleblower complaints and determined that the allegations are substantially without merit. The Audit Committee conducted a thorough investigation with the assistance of independent legal counsel Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co. and PricewaterhouseCoopers Private Ltd.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Infosys gets a new boss in Salil Parekh today but can he keep Narayana Murthy happy?". economictimes.indiatimes.com. 2 January 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  2. ↑ D'Monte, Leslie (31 March 2015). "Capgemini names Salil Parekh deputy CEO". mint. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  3. ↑ Shivapriya, N. "Salil Parekh: The man who played a pivotal role in building Capgemini's India operations". The Economic Times. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  4. ↑ D'Monte, Leslie (31 March 2015). "Capgemini names Salil Parekh deputy CEO". LiveMint. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  5. ↑ "Infosys Turns to Capgemini's Parekh to Juggle Problems with Founders and U.S. Immigration Reform". Fortune. Time Inc. Reuters. 4 December 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  6. ↑ "Infosys' audit committee finds no wrongdoing, SEC investigation continues". The Economic Times. Retrieved 23 October 2020.


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