Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw will exit from the board of Infosys Ltd. after finishing her tenure as a member. The data know-how firm has appointed D. Sundaram as its lead impartial director to interchange her.

The founding father of Biocon Ltd. was appointed an impartial director on the board of Infosys in 2014 and took cost because the lead impartial director in 2018. She was the chairperson of the nomination and remuneration committee and a member of the danger administration and ESG committees of the board.

“We profusely thank Kiran for having been such an integral member of the Infosys household, offering precious steering and management to the board through the years,” mentioned Nandan Nilekani, board chairman, Infosys. “I’m personally very grateful to her, as she has been an incredible ally and superb colleague on the board, ever since I rejoined Infosys in August 2017.”

Sundaram has been on the corporate’s board since 2017, serving on the audit committee, the danger administration committee, and the nomination and remuneration committee. 

“We congratulate Sundaram on being appointed because the lead impartial director and look ahead to his continued perception and steadfast assist, as Infosys continues its progress and transformation journey,” Nilekani mentioned.

The change on the Infosys board comes at a time when two of its presidents have exited the corporate in fast succession. Ravi Kumar S left to hitch rival Cognizant Expertise Options Corp. as its chief govt officer in October 2022. Mohit Joshi, who changed him as Infosys’ president, will be a part of Tech Mahindra Ltd. later this 12 months as CEO, changing business veteran CP Gurnani, who retires after a 14-year tenure.