Infosys files fresh charges against Cognizant in the US court, report names two senior Cognizant employees

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.