“Our founders built a company like none other in the world and we are going to stay true to their values and vision. We are going to continue to foster their great ideas and ideals, be obsessive about our performance so we can delight our clients and be really proud of what we do together.”

Stressing on improving every employee’s ability to learn and identify opportunities of the future to build a sustainable business, Sikka said the most efficient way to march ahead was to collectively chart out the best course and move as a one cohesive unit, learning and teaching one another.

“I will personally drive this agenda. With the generous support I have from the board, the executive team and you, this journey is going to be awesome for us all.”

Sikka will draw an annual salary of $5.08mn (Rs305mn) with $2mn (Rs120mn) as stock options (equity shares).

Prior to joining Infosys, Sikka was executive board member of the German software product firm SAP AG, leading its products and driving innovation globally for over a decade.

Sikka is credited with accelerating SAP’s development processes, transforming its innovation culture and leading several product co-creation initiatives with clients.  He is also the creator of the concept of timeless software, which represents the renewal of products without disruption to customer environments. A doctorate in computer science from Stanford University in the US, Sikka did extensive research in artificial intelligence, intelligent systems, programming languages and models and information management at Xerox Palo Alto Labs and as founder of two start-ups.

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