Infosys files fresh charges against Cognizant in the US court, report names two senior Cognizant employees
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The ongoing legal battle between Indian IT giant
Infosys
Ltd and US-based
Cognizant
Technology Solutions has intensified, with Infosys now accusing two senior Cognizant executives of orchestrating a deliberate effort to poach key personnel critical to its healthcare platform, Helix, according to a report by Mint.
Infosys has named Cognizant's Chief People Officer
Kathryn Diaz
and Surya Gummadi, president of Cognizant's Americas division, as being allegedly involved in targeting and hiring key Infosys executives, hampering the development of Helix, a platform positioned as a rival to Cognizant's
TriZetto
. The accusations follow earlier claims against Cognizant CEO
Ravi Kumar S
, a former Infosys president, whom Infosys accused in a January 9 court filing of stalling Helix's rollout while negotiating his move to Cognizant in 2022.
The report said that in a June 13 joint filing to a Dallas court, Infosys alleged that Kumar, after becoming Cognizant's CEO in January 2023, appointed Diaz as Chief People Officer. During her tenure, Cognizant allegedly targeted Infosys' Helix platform by hiring Shveta Arora, now Cognizant's consulting head, between October and December 2023, and Ravi Kuchibhotla, currently Cognizant's chief strategy officer, in August 2024. Both executives previously worked on Helix at Infosys.
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'Cognizant targeted our key executives involved in the Helix platform, which has significantly disrupted its development,' Infosys stated in its filing, as cited by the report. The company further claimed that both Diaz and Gummadi possess documents relevant to the case, reinforcing allegations of targeted interference.
Cognizant swiftly rejected the accusations, reportedly saying that 'Infosys' continued attempts to mislead do not change the fact that it has been caught red-handed stealing Cognizant's intellectual property.' The company also clarified that Diaz was appointed well after Kumar joined Cognizant, dismissing the poaching claims.
The dispute traces back to August 2024, when Cognizant accused Infosys of misappropriating trade secrets related to its healthcare software. Infosys denied the allegations and filed counterclaims, arguing Cognizant failed to specify the stolen information. The escalating feud underscores tensions between the two IT giants as they compete in the lucrative healthcare technology market.
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