Vishal Sikka has taken over as Infosys new CEO. As Sikka embarks on his first full week at the company, we bring to you seven things you should know about the company's first non-founder CEO.1. Infosys CEO Vishal Sikka: 7 Things To Know
August 02, 2014 |
Vishal Sikka was born to Punjabi parents; his father was an Indian Railways employee and his mother was a teacher. He was born in Shajapur, Madhya Pradesh on June 1, 1967; the family moved to Vadodara, Gujarat, when he was six years old.
Sikka now lives in Silicon Valley California with his wife and two sons and holds American citizenship.
Sikka now lives in Silicon Valley California with his wife and two sons and holds American citizenship.
2. Infosys CEO Vishal Sikka: 7 Things To Know
August 02, 2014 |
Vishal Sikka did his schooling from Rosary High School, Vadodra, in Guajarat.
Sikka joined bachelor course in computer science at Maharaja Sayajirao University, Vadodara, which he later discontinued to go to Syracuse University in New York where he earned BS and MS in computer science. He completed his PhD from Stanford University in 1996.
Sikka joined bachelor course in computer science at Maharaja Sayajirao University, Vadodara, which he later discontinued to go to Syracuse University in New York where he earned BS and MS in computer science. He completed his PhD from Stanford University in 1996.
3. Infosys CEO Vishal Sikka: 7 Things To Know
August 02, 2014 |
Vishal Sikka, the first non-founding member of Infosys, has a five year term at the company. He took over the chief executive's office on August 1 from SD Shibulal.
Sikka, who is also the managing director of the company, will be based in Silicon Valley.
Sikka, who is also the managing director of the company, will be based in Silicon Valley.
4. Infosys CEO Vishal Sikka: 7 Things To Know
August 02, 2014 |
Vishal Sikka is the highest-paid tech executive in India, with a salary of $5.08 million (approximately Rs 30 crore). This includes a base salary of $900,000 and a variable pay of $4.18 million that will be subject to the company achieving certain fiscal milestones.
5. Infosys CEO Vishal Sikka: 7 Things To Know
August 02, 2014 |
After quitting his job at Xerox, Vishal Sikka tried his hands at entrepreneurship. His first startup, iBrain Software, was acquired by PatternRX. His second venture, Bodha.com, was bought by Peregrine Systems. With the Bodha.com buyout, Sikka joined Peregrine Systems as its vice-president for platform technologies.
6. Infosys CEO Vishal Sikka: 7 Things To Know
August 02, 2014 |
Vishal Sikka is credited with developing HANA (High Performance Analytic Appliance), SAP’s hugely successful in-memory database management system.
According to a TechCrunch report, Sikka met with an accident in Costa Rica while on a vacation in 2008. After this accident, he felt that he needed to change the direction of his life and told SAP co-founder Hasso Plattner that he wants to leave SAP. However, Plattner challenged him to “intellectually renew” the German giant. Sikka took up this challenge, which is believed to have led to the creation of HANA.
According to a TechCrunch report, Sikka met with an accident in Costa Rica while on a vacation in 2008. After this accident, he felt that he needed to change the direction of his life and told SAP co-founder Hasso Plattner that he wants to leave SAP. However, Plattner challenged him to “intellectually renew” the German giant. Sikka took up this challenge, which is believed to have led to the creation of HANA.
7. Infosys CEO Vishal Sikka: 7 Things To Know
August 02, 2014 |
Vishal Sikka is a well respected Silicon Valley professional and a member of CTO Forum, a non-profit community. He was also on the advisory board of Coghead between 2006 and 2009, along with the likes of Guy Kawasaki and Seely Brown; Coghead was later acquired by SAP.
Sikka maintains a blog and has written about his vision for a ‘Timeless Software' that does not cause disruption to users as technologies change. He has 24,000 followers on Twitter.
Sikka maintains a blog and has written about his vision for a ‘Timeless Software' that does not cause disruption to users as technologies change. He has 24,000 followers on Twitter.
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