Publicado 10/01/2014 10:44
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Infosys (NYSE: INFY) Announces Results for the Quarter Ended December 31, 2013 (2)

        
        - We have been positioned in the winner's circle in HfS Enterprise Analytics
          Services Blueprint 2013. The report recognizes Infosys for its significant scale in
          analytics, execution excellence across service areas, and responsiveness to clients.
        - Oracle has awarded us with its 2013 Oracle Excellence Award for 'Specialized
          Partner of the Year' - North America in the Services Partner of the Year, and Business
          Intelligence Partner of the Year categories. In addition, we were also awarded 2013
          Oracle Excellence Award Honorable Mentions for 'Specialized Partner of the Year' -
          North America for Communications, Media and Entertainment; Energy & Utilities; and
          Financial Services. We were also awarded the 2013 APAC Oracle Excellence Award for
          'Specialized Partner of the Year' - Industry.
        - Avivia Health from Kaiser Permanente, recognized Infosys Public Services as a
          strategic partner to develop its innovative gamification platform to improve consumer
          engagement.
        - The National Outsourcing Association (NOA) has presented Infosys and British
          Telecom with the 2013 award for excellence in telecommunication, utilities and hi-tech
          outsourcing.
        - The CEB TowerGroup Mobile Banking Solutions Technology Analysis report and the
          Core Banking Systems for the Large Bank Market report, both recognized Infosys
          Finacle(TM) as a 'Best-in-Class' provider.
        - Gartner's International Retail Core Banking report positioned Infosys
          Finacle(TM) as a Leader in its Magic Quadrant for International Retail Core Banking*
          for the seventh time in a row.
          *Source: Gartner, Inc., "Magic Quadrant for International Retail Core Banking,"
          Don Free and Ethan Wang, October 8, 2013. Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product
          or service depicted in its research publications, and does not advise technology users
          to select only those vendors with the highest ratings.
        - Infosys BPO has been positioned in the Leaders category in Everest Group's
          Procurement Outsourcing (PO) Service Provider Landscape with PEAK Matrix Assessment
          2013 report.
        - We have won the prestigious Global Most Admired Knowledge Enterprise (MAKE)
          Award for the ninth time. We have also won the Asian MAKE Award eleven times in a row.
        - At Asiamoney's annual Corporate Governance Poll 2013, we were recognized as
          the Best Overall for Corporate Governance, Responsibilities of Management and the
          Board of Directors, Disclosure and Transparency, Shareholders' Rights and Equitable
          Treatment, and Investor Relations.
        - We received the 'Platinum' award at 'The Asset' Excellence in Management and
          Corporate Awards 2013.
        - The IR global rankings 2013 ranked us third globally for corporate governance
          practices and second for IR website in India.

Board Changes

Induction of U.B. Pravin Rao and Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw

The Board of Directors appointed Mr. U B Pravin Rao as an Additional and Whole-time Director and Ms. Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw as an Additional (Independent) Director.

Mr. Pravin Rao is currently the President of the Company. He is responsible for driving growth and differentiation across a portfolio of businesses. These include Retail, Consumer Packaged Goods and Logistics, Life Sciences, Resources & Utilities, Services, Growth Markets, Cloud & Mobility, and Quality & Productivity. In addition, he is responsible for Global Delivery and Service Innovation. Pravin is also the Director of the Infosys Leadership Institute (ILI) globally. ILI is responsible for the selection, development, research and succession of senior and high-potential leaders. He has over 25 years of experience, working on engagements with clients, primarily in retail and financial services. Since joining Infosys in 1986, he has held a number of senior leadership roles such as Head of Infrastructure Management Services, Delivery Head for Europe, and Head of Retail, Consumer Packaged Goods, Logistics and Life Sciences. Pravin holds a degree in electrical engineering from Bangalore University, India.

Ms. Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw is the Chairman & Managing Director of Biocon Limited a biotechnology company based in Bangalore, India. Kiran is highly respected in the corporate world and has been named among TIME magazine's 100 most influential people in the world. Recently, Economic Times placed her at India Inc's top 10 most powerful women CEO for the year 2012. Her pioneering efforts in biotechnology have drawn global recognition both for Indian Industry and Biocon. She received a graduate honors degree in Zoology from Bangalore University (1973) and qualified as a Master Brewer from Ballarat University, Australia (1975). Kiran has also received many honorary Doctorates in recognition of her pre-eminent contributions to the field of biotechnology.

Retirement of David Boyles

In accordance with the retirement policy for the company's Board of Directors (attainment of 65 years of age for Independent Directors appointed to the Infosys Board prior to October 15, 2010), David L. Boyles, Independent Director, will retire from the Board effective January 17, 2014. David L. Boyles joined the Infosys Board in July 2005.

N. R. Narayana Murthy, Executive Chairman of the Board, said, "David has played an important role on the Board. His insights on Risk Management have benefitted the Company immensely and have helped us strengthen our approach to Risk Management. We thank David for his contribution to the Board and in particular to the Risk Management Committee, in his capacity as the Chair of the Committee. We will miss his knowledge and unique insights."

David L. Boyles thanked the Board and said, "I have had a rewarding association with Infosys over the past eight years. I would like to thank the Board of Directors for giving me an opportunity to be a part of the journey of this iconic company. I wish the company and its leaders the very best."

David L. Boyles has held senior leadership positions at large multinational corporations, including American Express, Bank of America and ANZ Banking Group. He retired from the ANZ and full-time corporate life in December 2003. David's most recent corporate position was that of Chief Operations Officer at ANZ Banking Group where he was responsible for Technology, Payments, Property, Strategic Sourcing and other shared services. He was also on the Board of ANZ Bank New Zealand and chaired the ANZ Group Operating Risks Executive Committee. Prior to ANZ, he was Senior Vice President, e-Commerce, at American Express. In this role, he was responsible for state-of-the-art online services and emerging technologies. His early roles with AMEXCO included Senior Vice President, Global Systems and Operations, Travellers Cheque Group. Earlier leadership positions include Downey Financial (Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer) and Bank of America (Senior Vice President, Consumer Markets). David has an MBA from Washington State University and an MA and BA (summa cum laude) in Psychology from UNC, Greeley and authored a book Maximising the Business Value of your Technology Investment [http://www.infosys.com/infosys-labs/publications/books/Pages... ] ((c)2005, Infosys and Microsoft).

About Infosys Ltd

Infosys is a global leader in consulting, technology and outsourcing solutions. We enable clients, in more than 30 countries, to stay a step ahead of emerging business trends and outperform the competition. We help them transform and thrive in a changing world by co-creating breakthrough solutions that combine strategic insights and execution excellence.

Visit http://www.infosys.com [http://www.infosys.com/Pages/index.aspx ] to see how Infosys , with US$7.4 billion in annual revenues and 158,000+ employees, is Building Tomorrow's Enterprise(R) today.

Safe Harbor

Certain statements in this release concerning our future growth prospects are forward-looking statements, which involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in such forward-looking statements. The risks and uncertainties relating to these statements include, but are not limited to, risks and uncertainties regarding fluctuations in earnings, fluctuations in foreign exchange rates, our ability to manage growth, intense competition in IT services including those factors which may affect our cost advantage, wage increases in India, our ability to attract and retain highly skilled professionals, time and cost overruns on fixed-price, fixed-time frame contracts, client concentration, restrictions on immigration, industry segment concentration, our ability to manage our international operations, reduced demand for technology in our key focus areas, disruptions in telecommunication networks or system failures, our ability to successfully complete and integrate potential acquisitions, liability for damages on our service contracts, the success of the companies in which Infosys has made strategic investments, withdrawal or expiration of governmental fiscal incentives, political instability and regional conflicts, legal restrictions on raising capital or acquiring companies outside India, and unauthorized use of our intellectual property and general economic conditions affecting our industry. Additional risks that could affect our future operating results are more fully described in our United States Securities and Exchange Commission filings including our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2013 and on Form 6-K for the quarter ended September 30, 2013. These filings are available at http://www.sec.gov. Infosys may, from time to time, make additional written and oral forward-looking statements, including statements contained in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission and our reports to shareholders. The company does not undertake to update any forward-looking statements that may be made from time to time by or on behalf of the company unless it is required by law.

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