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Infosys’ Executive Chairman N.R. Narayana Murthy today said that his son would not be involved in major decision making.
Addressing employees in Bangalore, Narayana Murthy said that Rohan Murty, along with a small team, would assist him in charting out new strategies. One such strategy, he said, was to enhance focus on large software application development maintenance, technology infrastructure and remotely manage a company’s IT assets related projects.
Narayana Murthy’s remarks come in the backdrop of criticism in some quarters that his move to bring his son as his Executive Assistant as a way to groom him for the CEO post.
The appointment has also raised the question of succession planning in the company, which prides itself on having a strong leadership team. “They need to put together a clear succession plan,” said C.K. Guruprasad, Principal of management consulting firm Heidrick & Struggles. Some others believe that Rohan Murty has the credentials, being a Harvard graduate.
“As an Executive Assistant, he can get a macro view of Infosys at present,” said Santhosh Babu, MD of learning and development consultancy firm organisation Development Alternatives.
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