Infosys founder NR Narayana Murthy said all is well in the company, adding that Chairman Nandan Nilekani has the skills of simplifying “lots” of complexities in the software major. Speaking to the media after the distribution of Infosys Prize for 2017-18, he said, “Absolutely, all is well. Remember, in my speech with the investors, I said now that we have Nandan as the chairman, we can all sleep well.”
“He (Nilekani) is a very organised person. His strength is simplification of complex ideas. There were lots of complexities and therefore he has his hands full. Let's leave it to him and let's all keep quiet, so that he can do his job well,” he said. The statements came a few days after he expressed disappointment over the company giving a clean chit to its $200 million acquisition of Israeli technology firm Panaya. About searching for a new CEO, Murthy said there was no need to give advice to Nilekani as he had been a good CEO himself.
CEO Vishal Sikka quit his job following a turmoil in the company which was a result of a battle between the Board and the company founders leading in the return of the current CEO. Some names, including former Infosys executive Ashok Vemuri's had cropped up in the media but he has reportedly expressed his unwillingness to accept the job. Vemuri had quit Infosys in 2014 after Vishal Sikka was brought in as the company's CEO and managing director.
