V. Balakrishnan
Member of the Board
Chief Financial Officer
With over 22 years of experience in leadership positions in the finance domain, Balakrishnan now plays the role of the Group Chief Financial Officer. His areas of responsibilities include Corporate Finance, International Taxation, Risk Management and Mergers & Acquisitions for the whole group.
Balakrishnan was appointed the Chief Financial Officer in April 2006. Prior to that, he served as Company Secretary and Senior Vice President – Finance. Balakrishnan joined Infosys in 1991 and has served in various capacities in the Finance Department.
Balakrishnan played a key role in Infosys’ Indian IPO in 1993 as well as the company’s first overseas listing in 1999. He closely supervised the three sponsored secondary offerings by Infosys including two Public Offer Without Listing in Japan. He also played a significant role in Infosys’ first acquisition in Australia. His contribution was valuable in procuring VC funding for Infosys BPO and its ultimate sale.
Balakrishnan was conferred the CNBC TV 18 Best performing CFO award for IT and ITES sector for 2008 and 2009. He was voted the Best CFO by Finance Asia in its Asia’s Best Companies Poll for 2008, 2009 and 2011. He won the Best CFO (Information Technology, Media, Communication and Entertainment) award from the ICAI (The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India) for 2008.
He is an Associate Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, the Institute of Company Secretaries of India and the Institute of Cost & Works Accountants of India.
Prior to joining Infosys, Balakrishnan was a Senior Accounts Executive with Amco Batteries Limited.
Balakrishnan holds a B.Sc. degree from the University of Madras. He also holds ACA, ACS and AICWA degrees.