- Marks 2020 milestones by
virtually ringing NYSE Closing Bell®
NEW YORK, Dec. 11, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Infosys (NYSE:
INFY), a global leader in next-generation digital services and
consulting, will ring the Closing Bell® at the New York Stock
Exchange (NYSE) on December 11, 2020
to commemorate its eighth anniversary of being listed on the
Exchange. Infosys CEO, Salil Parekh,
will ring the Closing Bell® in a ceremony celebrating the company's
2020 achievements, including its eight years of trading on NYSE,
rapid growth in the U.S., and its recently
announced Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Vision
for 2030.
"We are honored to celebrate eight momentous years of Infosys on
the Exchange by ringing the Closing Bell® at the NYSE. This
has been a pivotal year for our employees, customers, and
investors, as we have together faced historic challenges. As the
world emerges out of the ongoing disruption, we have remained
steadfastly committed to helping global enterprises navigate the
challenges through rapid digital acceleration. This year also
marks Infosys' expanded investment in our U.S. presence, commitment
to create 25,000 new American jobs by 2022, and efforts to meet the
reskilling and employment needs raised by COVID-19. The moment also
celebrates the company's ESG roadmap for 2030, through which
it continues to set high aspirations towards being a well-governed
organization for diverse talent with an inclusive workplace and
community strategies to leverage technology for
good," said, Salil
Parekh, CEO, Infosys.
"We congratulate Infosys on eight strong years as part of the
NYSE community, the home to leading innovators and disruptors. We
look forward to your contributions for many years to come," said,
John Tuttle, Vice Chairman and
Chief Commercial Officer, NYSE Group.
As Infosys celebrates eight years of trading on NYSE, it remains
focused on its legacy of purpose and impact. In 2020, Infosys
achieved carbon neutrality, 30 years ahead of 2050, the timeline
set by the Paris Agreement. In its recently published
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Vision for 2030, the
company also outlined ambitious goals for hiring and retaining
talent as well as creating an inclusive workplace. Through Infosys
Foundation USA, Infosys also
invests in expanding access to computer science and maker education
in K-12 public schools across the U.S.
In the last three years, Infosys has exceeded its U.S. hiring
goals by creating 13,000 new American jobs and launching six
Technology and Innovation Centers in the U.S. At a critical moment
during the COVID-19 pandemic, Infosys expanded its hiring
commitment, announcing plans to hire 12,000 more American workers
over the next two years, bringing its U.S. pledge to 25,000 jobs
over five years. To support these efforts, Infosys also launched
the Reskill and Restart initiative, leading an industry consortium
to train job seekers and build pathways to connect them with
employers.
The Closing Bell® ceremony will be broadcasted
here at 4 p.m. EST on
December 11 (2:30 a.m. IST on December
12). A link to the event will be available on Infosys'
Investor Relations webpage.
About Infosys
Infosys is a global leader in next-generation digital services
and consulting. We enable clients in 46 countries to navigate their
digital transformation. With nearly four decades of experience in
managing the systems and workings of global enterprises, we
expertly steer our clients through their digital journey. We do it
by enabling the enterprise with an AI-powered core that helps
prioritize the execution of change. We also empower the business
with agile digital at scale to deliver unprecedented levels of
performance and customer delight. Our always-on learning agenda
drives their continuous improvement through building and
transferring digital skills, expertise, and ideas from our
innovation ecosystem.
Visit www.infosys.com to see how Infosys (NYSE: INFY) can help
your enterprise navigate your next.
Safe Harbor
Certain statements in this release concerning our future growth
prospects, financial expectations and plans for navigating the
COVID-19 impact on our employees, clients and stakeholders are
forward-looking statements intended to qualify for the 'safe
harbor' under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995,
which involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause
actual results to differ materially from those in such
forward-looking statements. The risks and uncertainties relating to
these statements include, but are not limited to, risks and
uncertainties regarding COVID-19 and the effects of government and
other measures seeking to contain its spread, risks related to an
economic downturn or recession in India, the United
States and other countries around the world, changes in
political, business, and economic conditions, fluctuations in
earnings, fluctuations in foreign exchange rates, our ability to
manage growth, intense competition in IT services including those
factors which may affect our cost advantage, wage increases in
India, our ability to attract and
retain highly skilled professionals, time and cost overruns on
fixed-price, fixed-time frame contracts, client concentration,
restrictions on immigration, industry segment concentration, our
ability to manage our international operations, reduced demand for
technology in our key focus areas, disruptions in telecommunication
networks or system failures, our ability to successfully complete
and integrate potential acquisitions, liability for damages on our
service contracts, the success of the companies in which Infosys
has made strategic investments, withdrawal or expiration of
governmental fiscal incentives, political instability and regional
conflicts, legal restrictions on raising capital or acquiring
companies outside India,
unauthorized use of our intellectual property and general economic
conditions affecting our industry and the outcome of pending
litigation and government investigation. Additional risks that
could affect our future operating results are more fully described
in our United States Securities and Exchange Commission filings
including our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended
March 31, 2020. These filings are
available at www.sec.gov. Infosys may, from time to time, make
additional written and oral forward-looking statements, including
statements contained in the Company's filings with the Securities
and Exchange Commission and our reports to shareholders. The
Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking statements
that may be made from time to time by or on behalf of the Company
unless it is required by law.
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