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Wipro CEO Resigns Days After Saying 'Confident Of Right Leadership' | Can Veteran Reverse Damage?
2 months saying he was confident Wipro had the right leadership, Thierry Delaporte resigned as CEO of India's 4th largest IT company. His contract was due to end only in June 2025. Wipro veteran Srinivas Pallia, who has worked at the company for over 30 years will now take his place. Can Pallia reverse 5 key things that have recently gone wrong at Wipro? Watch
8 Apr 2024Azim Premji gifts Wipro shares worth ₹500 crore to sons Rishad, Tariq
Wipro shares: Azim Premji, 78, owned 22,58,08,537 shares, or 4.32%, in Wipro until last week. On 20 January, Premji gave 51,15,090 shares, each, to elder son Rishad, who is the chairman of Wipro, and to Tariq, who works at Azim Premji Foundation.
1 min read25 Jan 2024Covid-19: Wipro, Premji Foundation aid half a million with meals, ration kits
Wipro, Wipro Enterprises and Azim Premji Foundation have together committed ₹1,125 crore towards covid-19 crisis Of the ₹1,125 crore, Azim Premji Foundation's commitment stands at ₹1,000 crore
1 min read7 Apr 2020Hurun Rich List 2019: Mukesh Ambani richest Indian with ₹3.8 lakh crore wealth
London-based SP Hinduja & family, with assets worth ₹1,86,500 crore, retained the second rank in the listWipro founder Azim Premji at the third place with a wealth of ₹1,17,100 crore
2 min read25 Sep 2019Azim Premji, group entities offload ₹7,300 crore shares in buyback
Wipro says it had bought back 323 million equity shares under the buyback schemeAbout 40.5 million shares from Azim Premji Trust and 12.2 million shares from Azim Premji were accepted under the buyback offer
1 min read12 Sep 2019Azim Premji retires today as Executive Chairman of Wipro
Azim Premji will be retiring as the Executive Chairman and managing director of Wipro on Tuesday. Azim Premji's son Rishad Premji will take over as the Executive Chairman of the company. Wipro also announced its CEO Abidali Z Neemuchwala as its new managing director. Premji is known for his contribution to the IT industry as well as his philanthropic activities. Premji founded the Azim Premji Foundation in 2000 which train teachers in government schools. Premji will be taking his time for philanthropic activities post retirement
30 Jul 2019Best yet to come, says Azim Premji at last AGM as Wipro chief
The mood at Wipro’s 73rd AGM was sombre. But Premji went about the proceedings clinicallyPremji will pass the baton over to his son Rishad in July-end after leading the charge at the company for over five decades
1 min read17 Jul 2019Opinion | What Azim Premji’s brand of capitalism is truly worth
Premji has always made a clear distinction between his personal wealth and that of Wipro
4 min read26 Jun 2019Making of Azim Premji: The Philanthropist
The inside story of how Wipro’s founder meticulously put in place the plan to give away his fortune to charity
9 min read24 Jun 2019More changes at Wipro after Premji’s adieu as two board members set to retire next month
Premji, the billionaire philanthropist, wants to devote more time to charitable causes through his foundationA board reconstitution will be the least of worries for Rishad, who will work to put Wipro back on the growth path
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