U. B. Pravin Rao

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Pravin Rao
Alma mater Bangalore University (BTech) [1]
Occupation Chief Operating Officer from 2014 to 2021 [2]
Employer Infosys

U. B. Pravin Rao is a retired corporate executive from Infosys. Rao joined Infosys in 1985 and rose through the ranks under N. R. Narayana Murthy. [3] He was handpicked by Murthy to be member of Infosys board as well as become chief operating officer by Murthy in June 2014, [4] when Vishal Sikka was appointed as CEO. Rao served as interim CEO and MD after Vishal Sikka stepped down till appointment of Salil Parekh as CEO and MD on 2 December 2017. He retired from Infosys as chief operating officer in December 2021. [5]

He is a member of the National Council of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and the Executive Council of Nasscom. He served as chairman of NASSCOM in the financial year 2020-2021. [6]

N. R. Narayana Murthy slams the salary hike to Pravin Rao when he was the COO of Infosys. [7]

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