Vishal Sikka: Wife and Family
Vishal Sikka was the Chief Executive Officer and
Managing Director of Indian IT bellwether Infosys. Previously, he was working
with global software system SAP. He worked there for 12 years and is credited
in turning around the fate of SAP, making them a global giant. He has resigned from Infosys terming personal attacks for the reason. It isn't a secret that the personal attacks he is referring about has come from Mr. Narayanamurthy.
Vishal’s job at Infosys was never easy.
He was supposed to turn around the fate of the company. He was expected to take
this company in true realm to what is called Infosys 2.0. He was on the verge of satisfying the demand of shareholders, when the backdoor maneuvering led to his unceremonious exit.
Banking sector giant Mr. Kamath and Infosys founder N R Narayanmurthy played crucial roles in brining an outsider Vishal Sikka to the top position. It is expected that Vishal will be asked to become the Non Executive Chairman of Infosys.
Family Life of Vishal Sikka
Vishal Sikka was born in Shajapur, Madhya Pradesh. His father, a railway employee was posted there. His mother was working as a school teacher. When Vishal was six years old, his father was transferred to Baroda and the entire family shifted to this new location. He did his entire schooling and initial college education from Baroda. He took admission in an Engineering college at Baroda, but later decided to drop out in favor of Syracuse University, USA. He had also done doctoral program from the Stanford University.
As a matter of fact, he is a Punjabi Hindu of Kshatriya clan.
Wife of Vishal Sikka
Vandana Sikka is the wife of Vishal. You might be
surprised to know that Vishal fell in love with Vandana when he was in 12th
class. And, he is still in the love with same intensity. Take a look at Vishal’s
Twitter profile and in the short bio you will notice the word Husband.
He is proud to be the better of his lady love
Vandana.
He is currently living in California. Infosys is
located at Bangalore, but he decided to stay there with Vandana and children
for the sake of education. Post exit from Infosys, Vishal will continue to live in the USA.
His wife keeps him calling as a fake Punjabi. It is because
of the fact that Vikash is a perfect mixture of different Indian cultures and
traditions.
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