Kumar, Pai not to renew advisory role with Byju's

MUMBAI: Former SBI chairman Rajnish Kumar and former CFO of Infosys Mohandas Pai are stepping down from Byju's advisory council.
In a statement on Sunday, the troubled edtech firm said that company and advisory board members Kumar and Pai have mutually decided not to renew the contractual agreement scheduled to end on June 30, 2024.
Byju's had constituted the council last year to assuage investor concerns following a series of financial and corporate governance lapses at the firm.The council was tasked with advising and mentoring Byju's board and CEO Byju Raveendran.
"Our engagement with the company as advisors was always on a fixed term basis for a year. Based on our discussions with the founders, it was mutually decided that the tenure of the advisory council should not be extended. Though the formal engagement concludes, the founders and the company can always approach us for any advice," Kumar and Pai said in a joint statement.