As conflict with founders rages, Infosys CEO to meet investors











DELHI: Amid the ongoing conflict between Infosys' Board and its founders, its CEO Vishal Sikka is scheduled to meet institutional investors tomorrow at an event in Mumbai.

The event may see Sikka briefing participating fund managers on issues that have prompted some of Infosys' co-founders, including N R Narayana Murthy, to publicly air their discontent against the Board.

Sikka will deliver a keynote address at Kotak's Chasing Growth Conference on February 13 in Mumbai at 1000 hours.
Sikka's participation was confirmed by a company spokesperson saying the event was scheduled much before these developments.

Such events usually see investors and industry analysts asking questions about the macro environment, business prospects and challenges, but given the developments seen in the past few days, clarifications relating to the feud between founders and the Board is likely to dominate the proceedings tomorrow.



Sikka, along with some of the Board members, is also scheduled to interact with the media later in the day to clear the air over various issues flagged by the founders.

Last week, Sikka called members of the senior management to assuage concerns and has advised them not to get "distracted" by the ongoing tussle and instead focus on company's business and strategy.

Asked about the founders' expectation from Sikka at the upcoming meeting with fund managers, Infosys former CFO V Balakrishnan told , "I think Sikka should focus on business and performance because that is more important".

"And I think he should, being a board member, also impress upon the Chairman to effectively engage with the founders and address the concerns and solve the issue quickly. Otherwise, this will distract the organisation in a big way," he said.

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