Infosys chairman R Seshasayee to hang up boots next year on turning 70

Plays down conflict with founders; Infosys looks at era of transformations

Infosys Chairman R Seshasayee will retire from the board of India’s second largest software exporter in May 2018 when he turns 70. He announced this at the company’s annual general meeting (AGM) on Saturday.

He also played down reports of a rift with founders and said the company took promoters’ suggestions “seriously” and would continue to engage with co-founders, including N R Narayana Murthy. The board was a trustee of the organisation, he said.

Over the past few months, the Bengaluru-headquartered tech giant had received flak from some of the founders and former employees over alleged governance lapses and high