Basab Pradhan posted a tweet confirming the development.

"I'm back at Infosys for a second innings. Last couple of days met/spoke to many old friends. Great feeling to be back. But lots to do," he said. At 45, Pradhan, who left Infosys in 2005 to start Gridstone Research, is perhaps going to face the toughest assignment of career, at a time when Infosys is trying to fend of rivals growing better, and is undergoing the biggest management rejig in its history.

Pradhan will take over from Subhash Dhar, who will head the newly formed business innovation division at Infosys. He will be returning to Infosys at a time when it has announced some of the biggest structural changes in its history.