Meet Srinivas Pallia: Wipro's New Managing Director And CEO, All You Need To Know

Srinivas Pallia: Wipro's Board of Directors at a meeting held on April 6, approved the appointment of Srinivas Pallia as the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of the Company with effect from April 7, 2024, for five years.

Pallia assumes the position of CEO and MD, succeeding Thierry Delaporte, who resigned from his role effective April 6.

Wipro Limited the Company, effective immediately. He succeeds Thierry Delaporte, who, after spearheading a significant transformation at Wipro for the last four years, is stepping down to pursue passions outside the workplace.

Srini has been with Wipro for over three decades and most recently served as the CEO for Americas 1, Wipro's biggest and fastest-growing strategic market. In this role, he oversaw diverse industry sectors, established their vision, and implemented growth strategies, resulting in increased market shares within these sectors. Srini is a member of the Wipro Executive Board.

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Wipro CEO Thierry Delaporte quits

Delaporte, who took over as the CEO and managing director of the global information technology, consulting and business process services company on July 6, 2020, had joined the company from Capgemini Group. He had served as the CEO and member of its executive board of Capgemini as well during his 25-year-long stint at the company.

He was preceded by Abidali Neemuchwala, who had left the leadership role on June 1, 2020.

Wipro on Saturday said its chief executive officer Thierry Delaporte was leaving the company effective immediately ¡°to pursue passions outside the workplace¡±.

Delaporte¡¯s exit comes at a time when Wipro has been criticised for continued underperformance. The company has also seen a series of high-profile leadership exits.

Who Is Srinivas Pallia?

Srini joined Wipro in 1992 and has held many leadership positions, including President of Wipro¡¯s Consumer Business Unit and Global head of Business Application Services. Srini brings to the CEO role extensive institutional and industry knowledge, as well as a strong track record of leadership through some of the most significant technological shifts the industry has seen.

Here is a summary of Wipro's New MD and CEO Srinivas Pallia's profile:

• Rinivas Pallia has built a career spanning over three decades at Wipro.
• He has a deep understanding and extensive experience across Wipro's various geographies, functions, service lines, and business units.
• Pallia is dedicated to ensuring client satisfaction and consistently delivering results.
• His firsthand experience with significant technological changes and industry transformations has contributed to Wipro's success.
• Since joining Wipro in 1992, Pallia has held various leadership roles, including President of the Consumer Business Unit and Global Head of Business Application Services.
• Most recently, he served as the CEO for Americas 1, Wipro's largest and fastest-growing market.
• Pallia played a crucial role in defining the vision and implementing growth strategies across different industry sectors.
• He holds a bachelor's degree in engineering and a master's in management studies from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.
• Pallia has enhanced his leadership skills through programs at Harvard Business School and the McGill Executive Institute.
• Outside of work, Pallia, also known as Srini, enjoys hiking.

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