Mohit Joshi has resigned as president of Infosys Ltd. to hitch Tech Mahindra Ltd. as its chief government officer, changing CP Gurnani who retires on the finish of this 12 months.

An “Infosian” for greater than 20 years, Joshi in his ultimate function was accountable for the Bengaluru-based IT agency’s monetary companies, healthcare, and life sciences companies. His predecessor, Ravi Kumar S., resigned in October final 12 months to hitch Cognizant Expertise Options Corp. as its CEO.

Joshi goes on depart instantly. His final working day shall be June 9, 2023.

“The board of administrators positioned on document their deep sense of appreciation for the companies rendered by Mohit Joshi and for his contributions to the corporate,” Infosys mentioned in an trade submitting on Saturday.

Individually, Tech Mahindra introduced Joshi’s appointment as its new managing director and chief government officer for a interval of 5 years, efficient Dec. 20, 2023. He, nevertheless, will be a part of Tech Mahindra effectively earlier than that date to permit for adequate transition time.

“Mohit’s appointment is the profitable fruits of a rigorous choice course of, throughout which the NRC [nomination and renumeration committee] evaluated quite a lot of inner and exterior candidates,” Tech Mahindra Chairperson TN Manoharan mentioned in an trade submitting on Saturday. “Mohit’s expertise with digital transformation, new applied sciences, and enormous offers will complement Tech Mahindra’s methods and proceed to construct on the sturdy development momentum demonstrated by the corporate.”

Gurnani, who was on the helm of affairs at Tech Mahindra for greater than 14 years, retires on Dec. 19, 2023.

“Tech Mahindra’s development journey has been exceptional,” Joshi mentioned of his appointment. “I’m delighted to be becoming a member of the Tech Mahindra household and look ahead to working carefully with all of the associates, companions, and clients to realize new milestones and make a optimistic distinction.”