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India's second largest IT services firm Infosys today said it has granted 1.13 lakh restricted stock units (RSUs) to its new chief executive, Salil Parekh.

Capgemini was selected, due to its knowledge of the medical devices sector, its expertise in innovative technologies for next-generation connected healthcare, including the Internet of Things (IoT), and artificial intelligence (AI), as well as its agility and ability to scale for a faster launch to market, the company stated.

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Salil Parekh takes over as the new CEO and Managing Director of Infosys from today. He is credited for building Capgemini India into a powerhouse and was in the running for the top job at Infosys in 2014. Watch BusinessToday.in's video to get more insight on Salil Parekh's professional career.

Infosys, for the second time, has chosen an external candidate to lead its operations after former CEO Vishal Sikka quit abruptly in August following a prolonged standoff with promoters on allegations of corporate governance lapses and hefty severance packages of former executives.

Salil Parekh joins Bengaluru-based Infosys in January from Paris-headquartered Capgemini, where he headed their core application services business in key markets like North America and the United Kingdom, and their cloud services and cloud infrastructure businesses.

Finally Infosys India's second largest IT services company has made its choice. Salil Satish Parekh the man who helped build Capgemini's India operations is the new CEO and MD effective January 2018.

Parekh is a Member of the Group ExecutiveBoard at the Paris-based IT services company Capgemini and will be the secondoutsider to be named Infosys CEO after Vishal Sikka, who resigned earlier this year.

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