Sexual Harassment at Infosys

He was often called the 'other Murthy' of Infosys and had many admirers within and outside the company. Not surprisingly, he was the highest paid executive in the company with a take home package of Rs 20 million. Belonging to a middle-class South Indian family, Phaneesh graduated from one of India's premier business schools. Before joining Infosys, Phaneesh was working with another software company, Sonata Software as a regional manager. He was said to be one of the main reasons for the company's good performance. In 1992, Phaneesh joined Infosys, then a $ 2 million company with a negligible presence in the US. Within three years, Phaneesh became the head of sales at the company, and in 1996, he was made the head of worldwide sales...

It was also reported that Phaneesh was planning to promote his own business process outsourcing (BPO) firm. Infosys meanwhile issued a press release that categorically stated that Phaneesh would not be taken back after the case was settled. In December 2002, Phaneesh and his wife Jaya Murthy launched Primentor (in California), an advisory firm, to outsource consulting for clients and vendors.

For clients, the services were to include partner/vendor selection, deal structuring and on-going contract administration; for vendors, the services were to include strategy consulting, service definitions, brand consulting, blueprints for the future, sales, and account management training...