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Rajeev Mehta : New President of Cognizant

IT services provider Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp said it was conducting an internal investigation into possible violations of U.S. anti-corrupt practices laws related to payments in India, sending its shares tumbling on Friday. 
●    The company also said President Gordon Coburn had resigned and would be replaced by Rajeev Mehta, the head of IT services.
●    Cognizant, which gave no reason for Coburn’s departure, did not respond to a query on whether it was linked to the probe. 
●    The company’s shares closed down 13.4 percent at $47.63 on Friday, wiping out about $4.5 billion of market value.
●    They fell as much as 17.4 percent to $45.44, their lowest in more than two years. 
●    Cognizant is based in Teaneck, New Jersey but about three-quarters of its employees are in India. 

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