Corporate Governance at Infosys
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Case Details:
Case Code : CGOV001
Case Length : 12 Pages
Period : 1996 - 2001
Pub Date : 2001
Teaching Note : Available
Organization : Infosys Technologies Ltd.
Industry : Information Technology Countries : India
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Excerpts
Code of Corporate Governance
In the late 1990s, the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) published a code
of corporate governance (Refer Exhibit II for the highlights of the report). In
1999, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) appointed a committee
under the Chairmanship of Kumar Mangalam Birla5
to recommend a code of corporate governance...
Corporate Governance-The Infosys Way
Infosys had accepted the recommendation of both the CII and the Kumar Mangalam
Birla Committee. This section provides an overview of corporate governance
practices followed by Infosys.
Infosys had an executive chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) and a
managing director, president and chief operating officer (COO). The CEO was
responsible for corporate strategy, brand equity, planning, external contacts,
acquisitions, and board matters. The COO was responsible for all day-to-day
operational issues and achievement of the annual targets in client satisfaction,
sales, profits, quality, productivity, employee empowerment and employee
retention.
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The CEO, COO, executive directors and the senior management made periodic
presentations to the board on their targets, responsibilities and
performance...
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Infosys-A Benchmark for Corporate Governance
Some analysts felt that Infosys'corporate governance practices offered many
lessons to corporate India. Infosys had shown that increasing shareholder
wealth and safeguarding the interests of other stakeholders was not
incompatible. Infosys had given its non-executive directors the mandate to
pass judgement on the efficacy of its business plans. Every non-executive
director not only played an active role in decision making, but also led or
served on at least one of the three (Nomination, Compensation and Audit)
committees... |
Exhibits
Exhibit I: Broad Structures and Processes For Good Governance
Exhibit II: Highlights of the Confederation of Indian Industry Report on
Corporate Governance
Exhibit III: Highlights of the Kumar Mangalam Birla Committee Report on
Corporate Governance
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