Azim Premji
Chairman
KEY DIFFERENTIATOR: Wipro Limited is an Indian Information Technology Services corporation headquartered in Bengaluru, India. It is a global information technology, consulting and outsourcing company with services spanning financial services, retail, transportation, manufacturing, healthcare services, energy and utilities, technology, telecom and media. It has over 160,000 dedicated employees serving clients across six continents.
PRODUCTS & SOLUTIONS: IT Services, Consulting, Outsourcing, Managed Services
BRAND VISIBILITY: In 2013, Wipro separated its non-IT businesses into separate companies. In the IT business space, Wipro is fast leveraging artificial intelligence, blockchain and robotics and in line with it, the IT services major has launched its industrial internet of things (IIoT) centre of excellence (CoE) in California, Bengaluru and Kochi. In a recent announcement, sought shareholders’ nod for up to Rs 10,500 crore share buyback offer. This is Wipro’s third buyback programme. The company also sought shareholders’ approval for the appointment of former SBI chairperson Arundhati Bhattacharya as an independent director on its board. It has posted IT services revenues of $8.12 billion in 2018-19, up 3.8 per cent over the preceding financial year.