Infosys names Ashiss Kumar Dash as CEO for its next growth chapter

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    "title": "Infosys names Ashiss Kumar Dash as CEO for its next growth chapter - Marksmen Daily",
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    "excerpt": "Infosys has picked its next chief executive, and the choice tells its own story. Ashiss Kumar Dash , a three-decade company veteran, will take over as Managing Director and CEO on 1 April 2027, succeeding Salil Parekh, who steps down after nine years at the helm. The announcement came alongside the company’s first-quarter results for FY27, and that timing was hardly incidental: Infosys wanted the market to see leadership continuity and financial performance in the same breath. A new chapter awaits Parekh’s departure closes a significant chapter. He joined in January 2018, brought in from Capgemini after Vishal Sikka’s abrupt exit had left Infosys in turmoil and its founders at odds with the board. Parekh was the outsider who steadied the ship, and over nine years became the longest serving non-founder CEO in the company’s history, guiding it through a shift to digital services, a pandemic that reshaped the industry, and the early stages of enterprise AI adoption. Nilekani credited him with strengthening Infosys’ market position and building a platform for future growth. The decision to go internal this time is where the story gets interesting. Eight years ago, Infosys went outside because the founders and the board could not agree on a successor from within. This time, the board went the other way, deliberately. Nilekani’s own words point to why: the board wanted someone who...",
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