Infosys Americas head Sandeep Dadlani quits in setback for CEO Sikka

Infosys Americas head Sandeep Dadlani quits in setback for CEO Sikka

Sandeep Dadlani, the head of Americas and global head of manufacturing and retail for Infosys, has resigned, in a setback for chief executive Vishal Sikka.

On Thursday night, Infosys named two executives – Karmesh Vaswani as the Global Head for Retail, CPG & Logistics (RCL) and Nitesh Banga as the Global Head of Manufacturing – to replace Dadlani.

Dadlani, who was among the four presidents at Infosys, was managing nearly a third of India's second-largest software exporter's $10.2-billion revenue. He joined Infosys in 2001, and specifically the retail industry vertical in 2003 when it stood just at $70 million, the company said on its website. Dadlani resigned on Thursday, a company spokesperson said.

Infosys earns 65 per cent of its revenue from the US and Dadlani's exit comes at a time when Sikka is struggling to revive large deals in its main market to show higher growth. Dadlani joins a group of nearly ten senior executives who have quit Infosys since Sikka took over in 2014.

Since taking over as CEO, Sikka has tried to push for higher growth — promising to achieve $20 billion in revenues by 2020, with operating margins of 30 per cent, and employee productivity of $80,000.