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| name = Salil Parekh<br />
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| birth_date = 5-June-1964<br />
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| alma_mater = [[IIT Bombay]], [[Cornell University]]<br />
| occupation = CEO & MD of [[Infosys]]<br />
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'''Salil Parekh''' is the current [[chief executive officer]] and managing director of [[Infosys]]. Parekh took over from interim CEO [[UB Pravin Rao|U B Pravin Rao]] on 2 January 2018.<ref name="indiatimes2jan">{{cite web|title=Infosys gets a new boss in Salil Parekh today but can he keep Narayana Murthy happy?|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/ites/infosys-gets-a-new-boss-in-salil-parekh-but-can-he-keep-narayana-murthy-happy/articleshow/62333962.cms|website=economictimes.indiatimes.com|accessdate=2 January 2018|date=2 January 2018}}</ref><br />
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== Early life and education ==<br />
He is a graduate from the [[Indian Institute of Technology Bombay|Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay]] (IIT Bombay) in Aeronautical Engineering and holds a Master of Engineering degree in Computer Science and Mechanical Engineering from [[Cornell University]].<ref name="indiatimes2jan" /><br />
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== Career ==<br />
Parekh was member of the group management board at [[Capgemini]], where he had worked since 2000, after [[Ernst & Young]]'s consultancy division, where he had been working before, was merged into the company.<ref>{{Cite web|last=D'Monte|first=Leslie|date=2015-03-31|title=Capgemini names Salil Parekh deputy CEO|url=https://www.livemint.com/Companies/vOG72f5bDhhRRLgNuCmMYL/Capgemini-names-Salil-Parekh-deputy-CEO.html|access-date=2021-04-20|website=mint|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Shivapriya|first=N.|title=Salil Parekh: The man who played a pivotal role in building Capgemini’s India operations|work=The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/ites/salil-parekh-the-man-who-played-a-pivotal-role-in-building-capgeminis-india-operations/articleshow/47182483.cms|access-date=2021-04-20}}</ref><br />
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Most recently, he was member of the group executive board, and was appointed deputy CEO in March 2015.<ref>{{cite web|last1=D'Monte|first1=Leslie|date=31 March 2015|title=Capgemini names Salil Parekh deputy CEO|url=http://www.livemint.com/Companies/vOG72f5bDhhRRLgNuCmMYL/Capgemini-names-Salil-Parekh-deputy-CEO.html|accessdate=3 January 2018|website=[[LiveMint]]}}</ref> He was responsible for overseeing a business cluster comprising Application Services and Cloud Infrastructure Services among others.<ref name="fortune">{{cite news|date=4 December 2017|title=Infosys Turns to Capgemini's Parekh to Juggle Problems with Founders and U.S. Immigration Reform|work=[[Fortune (magazine)|Fortune]]|publisher=[[Time Inc.]]|agency=[[Reuters]]|url=http://fortune.com/2017/12/04/infosys-ceo-parekh-immigration-founders/|accessdate=3 January 2018}}</ref><ref name="indiatimes2jan" /><br />
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==Whistleblower allegations==<br />
One Board member of Infosys received two anonymous whistleblower complaints of unethical practices at Infosys that also accused Salil Parekh. Audit Committee of the Board of Directors conducted independent investigation into the allegations contained in the anonymous whistleblower complaints and determined that the allegations are substantially without merit. The Audit Committee conducted a thorough investigation with the assistance of independent legal counsel Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co. and PricewaterhouseCoopers Private Ltd.<ref>{{cite news |title=Infosys' audit committee finds no wrongdoing, SEC investigation continues |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/ites/infosys-internal-audit-finds-no-merit-in-whistleblower-allegations-of-wrongdoing/articleshow/73188208.cms |accessdate=23 October 2020 |work=The Economic Times}}</ref><br />
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