If numbers could speak, they would endorse Vishal Sikka at Infosys. He took an iconic company but an industry laggard and turned it into a market performer, if not an industry bellwether as Infosys was during its heydays prior to the 2008 global financial crisis. In his three-year tenure, Infosys’ quarterly revenues (in dollar terms) grew at a compounded annual rate (CAGR) of 7.4 per cent, keeping pace with industry leader TCS, for the first time after founder-promoter Nandan Nilekani stepped down in 2007.
In comparison, Infosys’ revenue growth has lagged behind TCS under other founder-promoters, S Gopalakrishnan and S