In an apparent sign of change after the return of NR Narayana Murthy as executive chairman last month, Infosys’ global sales head Basab Pradhan resigned suddenly on Tuesday, with just three days to go for the software major’s results for the April-June quarter, Hindustan Times reported.

Both Pradhan and the company issued terse statements on the exit — which comes at a challenging time for Infosys, struggling to stay ahead of industry peers in the middle of a downturn in the industry.

“Leaving Infosys to go back to the startup world. To all my friends at Infosys, please stay in touch,” Pradhan, who was also member of the company’s executive council, tweeted.

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