Infosys MD & CEO Salil Parekh

It’s been over five years since Salil Parekh took over the hot seat at Infosys. In these years, he has stabilised the information technology major and is trying to make it more relevant to clients. Sitting in his cabin at the company’s sprawling Bengaluru headquarters, Parekh, managing director and chief executive officer (CEO) of Infosys, in an interview with Ayushman Baruah and Shivani Shinde talks about the company’s vision for the next five years, its bet to be an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-first company, and the macro environment. Edited excerpts:

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