Top deck change Within a few weeks of Murthy's return, Infosys saw a slew of organisational changes and exits of several key employees. While there are some observers who believe that these employees exited in pursuit of better opportunities, many others believe that some of them were forced to leave due to non-performance. Among those who left were Ashok Vemuri who was the head of Americas and global manufacturing vertical — he moved to join rival iGate. Vemuri was also a board member at Infosys and was seen as one of the top contenders for the CEO's post. Other exits from the company included Global Sales Head Basab Pradhan and North America Head for Financial Services Sudhir Chaturvedi. "Performance has become the key at the company. It is looking at each role and deciding whether it wants the person or not," another source at the company says. "There is a kind of urgency to perform among employees, and everyone is trying to get one's act together."