Infosys BPO on Tuesday asked its Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Abraham Mathews to resign from the service for not complying with the code of conduct of the company. “This departure is in keeping with the company’s goal of setting the highest standards of corporate governance and adhering to the letter and spirit of the company's code of conduct,” the company said in a statement to the BSE.
The company also announced the resignation of the current CEO of Infosys BPO Gautam Thakkar with effect from November 30, for taking the responsibility on moral grounds.
Mr. Thakkar was appointed as the CEO and MD of Infosys BPO in 2013 after the retirement of Swami Swaminathan from the company. Mr. Thakkar, joined Infosys in 2000, was one of the founding employees of Infosys BPO, when it started as a subsidiary of Infosys in 2002.
The board of Infosys has also appointed Anup Uppadhayay as the new Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of the BPO division of the company, the company filing added. Mr Uppadhayay, who has been associated with the company for the last 21 years is now the Senior Vice President and Global Head of delivery of financial services. The company has also appointed Deepak Bhalla as the new Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Bhalla joined Infosys in 1998 and most recently served as the Associate Vice-President and head of corporate accounting group.
