New Non-Executive Chairman of Infosys Ltd. Board

Nandan Nilekani appointed non-executive chairman of Infosys

Question: Recently, the board of directors of Infosys Ltd. approved whose name as the new non-executive chairman of the board?
(a) R. Seshasayee
(b) T. Sundarrajan
(c) Nandan Nilekani
(d) Ravi Venkatesan
Answer: (c)
Related Facts:

  • On July 24th, 2017, the Board of Directors of Infosys Ltd. has unanimously approved the name of Nandan Nilekani as the new Non-Executive Chairman of the Board.
  • On this post, he replaced R. Seshasayee, who had resigned from the post chairman of the board of the company.
  • He is also one of the co-founder of Infosys served as its CEO from 2002 to 2007.
  • He had also served as the President of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI).

Reference:
https://www.infosys.com/newsroom/press-releases/Pages/press-release-24-aug-2017.aspx
http://www.thehindu.com/business/Industry/nandan-nilekani-appointed-non-executive-chairman-of-infosys/article19554192.ece