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U. B. Pravin Rao

U. B. Pravin Rao

Former COO of Infosys

U. B. Pravin Rao is a retired corporate executive from Infosys. Rao joined Infosys in 1985 and rose through the ranks under N. R. Narayana Murthy.[3] He was handpicked by Murthy to be member of Infosys board as well as become chief operating officer by Murthy in June 2014,[4] when Vishal Sikka was appointed as CEO. Rao served as interim CEO and MD after Vishal Sikka stepped down till appointment of Salil Parekh as CEO and MD on 2 December 2017. He retired from Infosys as chief operating officer in December 2021.[5]

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He is a member of the National Council of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and the Executive Council of Nasscom. He served as chairman of NASSCOM in the financial year 2020-2021.[6]

N. R. Narayana Murthy slams the salary hike to Pravin Rao when he was the COO of Infosys.[7]

References

  1. [1]
    "Things to know about UB Pravin Rao - the new interim MD and CEO of Infosys". Moneycontrol. 18 August 2017.
  2. [2]
    "Infosys appoints Salil Parekh as CEO and MD". 2 December 2017.
  3. [3]
    sundarajan, Priya (3 April 2017). "Full text of Narayana Murthy's letter on pay hike to Infosys COO Pravin Rao". www.thehindubusinessline.com. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  4. [4]
    "Meteoric rise of UB Pravin Rao, the accidental (and interim) CEO of Infosys". Hindustan Times. 19 August 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  5. [5]
    "Exclusive | Infosys does away with COO role after UB Pravin Rao, appoints co heads of delivery, CTO". Moneycontrol. 4 December 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  6. [6]
    "Infosys COO Pravin Rao is Nasscom chairman". 6 April 2020.
  7. [7]
    "Infosys' Narayana Murthy slams salary hike to COO Pravin Rao, rues 'poor governance standards'". Firstpost. 2 April 2017.


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