One more senior manager is leaving Infosys Technologies. Anand Rao, Infosys' executive director & GM (Sales & Marketing) and second in command of Australian operations has quit. Infosys confirmed Rao's exit. |
This comes after Basab Pradhan and Hema Ravichander, who quit as head of global sales and HR respectively. |
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Australia is the only market in which Infosys has made a sizeable acquisition as it attempts to build on its global delivery model. Infosys acquired Expert Information Systems there for close to $23 million in late 2003. |
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Ananda Rao was a member of the board of Infosys Australia, a 100 per cent subsidiary of Infosys. |
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He also handled two portfolios within Infosys Australia: as general manager - sales & marketing and also head of the Telstra Relationship, reporting directly to the Board of Infosys in India. |
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Anand Rao was also a member of the executive leadership team of Infosys Technologies in Asia Pacific. |
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Prior to the start of Infosys Australia, Ananda Rao was the country manager of Infosys Technologies in Australia and New Zealand. He started Infosys in Australia in November 1999. |
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The operations have grown to cover Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane and Infosys Australia now has over 650 people employed locally. |
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