Infosys Exodus: Head of Labs Subrahmanyam Goparaju resigns

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Dec 19, 2013, 07.03 PM IST
Infosys Exodus: Head of Labs Subrahmanyam Goparaju resigns

Just a month after Stephen Pratt, member of executive council and head of utilities and resources in North America, resigned from Infosys, Subrahmanyam Goparaju has followed his lead.

Fondly referred to as Subu, Goparaju had been at Infosys since 25 years and was currently serving as the Head of Infosys Labs, responsible for the company’s research and development facilities and IP cell. While there is no clarity on the reason for his exit, Infosys has confirmed his departure. In its response to CNBC-TV18, Infosys said, “Subrahmanyam (Subu) Goparaju, Senior Vice President and Head of Infosys Labs has decided to leave the company. His last day with Infosys will be December 27, 2013. Subu has been with Infosys for 25 years. We would like to thank Subu for his contribution and leadership, especially in building Infosys Labs” . What is interesting is that after Subu’s exit, Infosys has split the functioning of its R&D arm. A spokesperson from Infosys said, “Savio D’Souza, will manage Infosys Labs’ Service Differentiation Platforms group and Dr Anindya Sircar will manage the IP Cell. Both, Savio and Dr. Sircar will report to Chandrashekar Kakal. Prasad Joshi will lead the Technology Centre of Excellence and report to Pravin Rao.” This is the seventh senior exit in 6 months.

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