Infosys Australia executive director and second in command, Ananda Rao, has left Infosys to start a new global information management and solutions group, Benchmark Group Holdings, which will be headquartered in Melbourne, Australia.
Benchmark Group Holdings will comprise a number of related information solutions businesses, the first of which, Value Chain Integration, is expected to launch in Australia early 2006 and will leverage the collective knowledge of a number of well known IT heavyweights.
Of his decision to depart Infosys, Rao said that it was time to take on a
different career challenge by exploring other exciting opportunities outside of the business.