Infosys, a business technology consulting firm, has appointed Parvatheesam Kanchinadham as its newest chief compliance officer and ombudsman to its whistleblower policy.

Effective as of April 15, Kanchinadam assumes the role from Nithyanandan Radhakrishnan, who has resigned from the company to become an independent consultant.

Kanchinadham was formerly chief risk officer, in addition to his current role as company secretary, from July 2013 to April 2014. He's been with Infosys since January 2003, when he started as company secretary and compliance officer.