Wipro Limited announced the appointment of Srini Pallia as the Chief Executive Officer of 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. 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. Srini holds a bachelor?s degree in engineering, and a master?s in management studies from Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. He graduated from Harvard Business School?s Leading Global Businesses executive program, and the Advanced Leadership Program at McGill Executive Institute.

Srini will be based in New Jersey and report to Chairman Rishad Premji.