Year in review: Top 5 high-profile CEO exits of 2017

Amid controversies and highly dramatic corporate showdowns, resignations and embarrassing exits of top honchos grabbed headlines through 2017; here are the top 5 headline-grabbing ones

The year 2017 saw a number of high-profile corporate executives exiting for better opportunities or after unceremonious battles with founders. A few also involved scandals or displeasure over not getting enough freedom to operate.

Business Standard takes a look at the top exits of 2017:

Vishal Sikka, as Infosys CEO

 

 

The first non-founder chief executive officer (CEO) of Infosys stepped down from his post in August 2017. Co-founder N R Narayan Murthy’s verbal attacks on the company’s management for its vision and governance methods was said