Infosys ex-CEO Vishal Sikka gets nominated to Oracle’s board of directors

Former Infosys CEO Vishal Sikka, who recently launched his AI startup Vianai Systems, has been nominated to the board of directors of global technology major Oracle.

Sikka, 52, is among the world’s leading experts in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning and would be helping Oracle in the business value and adapt to change, the company said in a statement.

“Vishal is one the world’s leading experts in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, said Oracle chairman and CTO Larry Ellison, announcing Sikka’s addition to the Board of Directors.

Before starting Vianai, Sikka was a top executive at SAP and the CEO of Infosys.

Ellison said that Sikka’s expertise and experience makes him ideally suited to provide strategic vision and expert advice to Oracle and its customers.