UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Form 6-K
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
For the month of July, 2005
Commission File Number 000-25383
Infosys Technologies Limited
Not Applicable
Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Electronics City, Hosur Road, Bangalore 560 100, Karnataka, India. +91-80-2852-0261
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ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
On July 12, 2005, the Board of Directors (the Board) of Infosys Technologies Limited (the Company) elected David L. Boyles as an additional director of the Company. Mr. Boyles will hold office up to the date of the next Annual General Meeting (AGM), when his appointment as a director will be placed for the approval of the shareholders in the AGM. Mr. Boyles was recommended by the Companys Nominations Committee after completion of the evaluation process set forth in the Nominations Committees charter. The Board believes that Mr. Boyles satisfies the standards of independence set forth in the applicable Nasdaq listing rules. There was no arrangement or understanding pursuant to which Mr. Boyles was elected as a director, and there are no related party transactions between Mr. Boyles and the Company. Mr. Boyles will serve on the Companys Audit Committee and Nominations Committee.
Mr. Boyles has held senior leadership positions at large multinational corporations. In December 2003, Mr. Boyles retired from the position of Chief Operations Officer at ANZ Banking Group (ANZ). Mr. Boyles joined ANZ as Chief Information Officer in 1998. Prior to ANZ, Mr. Boyles was Senior Vice President, eCommerce, at American Express. In this role, he was responsible for state-of-the-art online services and emerging technologies, including smart cards. Mr. Boyles has also held executive leadership positions at Downey Financial (Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer) and Bank of America (Senior Vice President, Consumer Markets). Mr. Boyles holds an MBA from Washington State University and an MA and BA (summa cum laude) in Psychology from the University of Northern Colorado.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly organized.
INFOSYS
TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED |
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/s/ Nandan M. Nilekani | ||||
Nandan M. Nilekani | ||||
Chief Executive Officer, President and Managing Director | ||||
Date: July 18, 2005