Infosys, Wipro COOs to retire this year after long innings

BENGALURU: Infosys’ and Wipro’s chief operating officers – UB Pravin Rao and Bhanumurthy BM – will both, coincidentally, retire this year. Bhanumurthy in the June quarter, and Rao in December. Rao spent 35 years and Bhanumurthy over 29 years in their respective organisations.

Rao, an electrical engineer from Bangalore University, joined Infosys in 1986 on a salary of Rs 1,500. A friendly banter with his neighbour Bala Kuthiyar, who then worked at Infosys, inspired Rao to join the firm.