I’m last of the jokers left; no plan B after I leave Infosys: Nilekani

Infosys may be looking for talent to fill the shoes of Nandan Nilekani, co-founder and non-executive chairman of the technology giant. When asked about the role that he would play at Infosys in the future, Nilekani at a media event said he would be handing over his role to a non-founder when he exits the company. This even as N R Narayana Murthy, another co-founder, rued that his earlier decision to not allow the children of Infosys founders or the next generation of promoters to work at the company was wrong.

“I am the last of the jokers (founders) left,” said Nilekani on Wednesday at an event in Bengaluru that commemorated the four decades of the IT giant. “My challenge is a little more acute since I have some founder’s clout.