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Infosys CEO and Managing Director Salil Parekh on Wednesday clarified that no employee of the IT major has been apprehended by US authorities, dismissing viral social media reports about a purported deportation of a staffer. During the company's Q3 earnings call, Parekh, responding to a specific question, said the rumours that had been circulating online over the past few days. "No Infosys employee has been apprehended by any US authority. A few months ago, one of our employees was denied entry into the US and was sent back to India," Parekh said. The clarification comes in the wake of a post on social media platform X by a user named Chetan Anantharamu, which went viral earlier this week. The post narrated what Anantharamu described as a "wild wild story" involving an Infosys employee from Mysuru who was allegedly on-site for a project in the United States. According to the post, the employee was purportedly "picked up by ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) agents and given
Salil Parekh, CEO and managing director at Infosys, has joined US India Strategic and Partnership Forum as its board of directors. An industry veteran with nearly three decades in the IT services industry, executing business turnarounds and managing successful acquisitions, Parekh in his capacity as Infosys CEO sets the strategic direction of one of India's most notable IT giants, while nurturing a strong leadership team to drive its execution. Salil's recent addition to the USISPF Board accentuates the success story of Indian IT giants in the US For years. Infosys has been a household name in India, and IT services are one of India's biggest exports to the United States, said USISPF president and CEO Mukesh Aghi. In an era of digital economy and digital trade, Infosys' success in the US is a testimony to the growing synergy in tech ties and how India's robust tech talent plays an integral part in strengthening and growing the tech sector in the United States, Aghi said. USISPF ...
Infosys Chairman Nandan Nilekani on Tuesday said the company's audit committee will conduct an independent investigation on whistleblower allegations of CEO Salil Parekh and CFO Nilanjan Roy indulging in "unethical practices" to boost short-term revenue and profits. The committee began consultation with independent internal auditors EY, and has retained law firm, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co. to conduct an independent investigation, Nilekani noted in his statement to the stock exchanges. Nilekani said one board member had received two anonymous complaints on September 30, 2019 - one dated September 20, 2019, titled Disturbing unethical practices and an undated note with the title, Whistleblower Complaint. He said both had been placed before the audit committee on October 10, 2019, and before the non-executive members of the board the following day. "Post the board meeting of October 11, 2019, the audit committee began consultation with the independent internal auditors (Ernst .