Nandan Nilekani unanimously appointed Infosys Chairman
Infosys shareholders have approved the appointment of Nandan Nilekani as Chairman and UB Pravin Rao as Managing Director.
The Bengaluru-based company, in the results of its postal ballot, also said the special resolution for the up to Rs 13,000 crore buyback offer has also been approved by the shareholders with 98 per cent voting in favour, according to a regulatory filing.
There was 100 % voting in favour of the proposal to appoint Nilekani as non-executive, non-independent director and the Chairman of the Board by the promoter group and institutional investors, the filing showed.
About 99% by retail investors voting in favour of the appointment, it added.
After months of acrimony between founders and the then management led by R Seshasayee and Vishal Sikka, Nilekani was appointed as the Chairman to steer the tech giant.
Nilekani, who was among the seven co-founders, will not receive any remuneration for his current post, the postal ballot had said.
As of June 2017, promoter group held 12.75% stake in Infosys, while public shareholders accounted for 86.76 per cent stake.
The resolution to appoint Rao has the MD received 100% voting in favour by promoter group and institutional investors and 99% of retail investors agreeing to the proposal.
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