Why mohandas pai quit

Skip to main content. Mohandas Pai, three other trustees resign from Akshaya Patra Foundation. TNM Staff Follow thenewsminute.

Rs Rs Rs Custom contribute. For example, a few years ago, after he had relinquished executive control at Infosys, Murthy was spotted by BT poring over building plans, paint shades and tile colours for the company's development centres in Pune. Junior managers complain that founders and oldtimers monitor administrative work and fetter their freedom.

While the halo that the founders built lasted during the good times, the slowdown burst this bubble and unhappy employees began questioning the firm's position and the equations between the founders such as current CEO Kris Gopalakrishnan and CEO-designate S. A former senior manager at Infosys was blunt: "Mohandas Pai can't get along with Shibulal and won't report to him.

Infosys did try to reorganise its management sometime ago, but abandoned the plan midway. Srinivas, a contender for a place on the firm's board, had told BT in an interview in March. What's interesting is the code of silence governing current and former senior managers at Infosys, especially on issues of discord between the board and the rest of the management.

Srinivas was also equally cryptic: "I have no comment to offer on leadership issues," he said in the March interview.

A handful of senior managers say that with a management recast just days away on April 30, no one wants to risk the ire of Murthy, or Gopalakrishnan and Shibulal, who will be the last two founders left with executive responsibilities.

Cofounder K. Dinesh retires in April. Infosys has just begun its management shuffle in earnest, with Prasad Thirkutam replacing telecom business head Subhash Dhar. It is time for a change," he said. Prev Next. He has been great leader. He has been a great mentor," Pai said speaking in glowing terms about Narayana Murthy. P ai believes that Infosys needs him.

We know he is taking the painful decision since he has much bigger projects on the horizon - nation building," Narayana Murthy said. My trip in life has been creating a group of people who can do great things when they work with me. He highlighted the need for the company to look at young and capable leaders. There are over a people who can be CEOs of small and medium companies, he said. But the fact remains it has got nothing to do with my decision to step down," Mohandai Pai said. What worries him is how Infosys has become very conservative.

APF said since the beginning the outgoing trustees had been instrumental in developing strategy, growth, governance, fund-raising and a host of other activities. Senapaty has also stepped down. Facebook Twitter Linkedin EMail. Start a Conversation. Spotlight Blockchain a game changer for seed funding? Coronavirus outbreak Covaxin vaccine Cowin vaccine registration Coronavirus live news Corona cases today Covshield vaccine.