Industry lauds Nilekani’s appointment

The industry lauded Government’s move to appoint Mr Nandan Nilekani as head of the Unique Identification Authority, though analysts were divided on the impact of his exit from Infosys.
“Nilekani was the biggest brand ambassador for Infosys on the clients’ side and had personal access to the board rooms of many large global firms. It would be a set back for the company,” said Mr Sudin Apte, Head of Forrester Research in India.
However, Mr Harit Shah, analyst at Angel Broking felt that Mr Nilekani’s exit would have no impact though the company’s top brass could miss his experience and guidance on handling strategic issues.

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