1. Wipro has appointed Srinivas Pallia as its new Managing Director and CEO, succeeding Thierry Delaporte, who resigned from the post.
2. Pallia, a Wipro veteran with over three decades of experience at the company, will assume the roles of MD and CEO immediately.
3. Thierry Delaporte, who led a significant transformation at Wipro over the last four years, is stepping down to pursue interests outside the workplace.
4. Srinivas Pallia has held a variety of leadership positions at Wipro, including CEO for Americas 1 and President of the Consumer Business Unit.
5. Pallia holds a Masters of Technology degree from the Indian Institute of Science and has completed leadership programs at McGill University and Harvard Business School.
6. Wipro highlighted Pallia's extensive institutional and industry knowledge, as well as his strong leadership track record through technological shifts.
7. Pallia expressed his honor at being chosen to lead Wipro, emphasizing the company's combination of profit and purpose.
8. Pallia plans to build on Delaporte's foundation by utilizing Wipro's strategy, capabilities, and team for future growth opportunities.