Infosys realigns business units

Infosys Technologies has effected a reorganization of its business units in anticipation of changes in the global IT Industry.

According to the company, the reorganization, which will be effective November 2007, will help the company enhance the One Infy experience and will in turn deepen Infosys’ transformational capabilities. The restructuring is also expected to help Infosys broaden its customer base and strengthen its current portfolio through scale benefits. The new opportunities will leverage the strengths of the next generation of leaders at Infosys.

The reorganization will mean that the Infosys business units will get realigned to form six vertical Industry Business Units (IBUs) and five Horizontal Business Units (HBUs) that cut across all the vertical units. Besides, the European business has been divided into industry verticals, which will be integrated within the proposed Industry Business Units.

The company will also have an increased focus on growth markets. The New Growth Engines (NGE) unit has been formed to expand business in Australia, China, Japan, Middle East, Canada, South America, and Latin America. To tap the growing domestic markets the company also plans a separate business unit to focus on India.

The realignment will also mean that the company will consolidate consulting skills by making Infosys Consulting (IC), the existing Domain Competency Group (DCG) and various solutions groups within units part of Consulting Solutions (CS.) To synergize its focus on sales and marketing, Infosys will consolidate the sales effectiveness, marketing, alliances and Strategic Global Sourcing (SGS) functions under Corporate Sales and Marketing.

Infosys will also focus on R&D and commercialization of IP and increased participation of younger leaders in company strategy. Budding leaders below the age of 30 will be part of the management council of the business units, the statement added.