Wipro elevates Vinay Firake to head APAC, India, Middle East and Africa
Wipro on Friday announced the appointment of Vinay Firake as the chief executive officer, APMEA (Asia Pacific, India, Middle East & Africa) strategic market Unit (SMU), effective immediately.
“Vinay will report to Srini Pallia and will also join the Wipro Executive Board,” Wipro said in an exchange filing.
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Offering CollegeCourseWebsiteIndian School of BusinessProfessional Certificate in Product ManagementVisitMITMIT Technology Leadership and InnovationVisitIIT DelhiCertificate Programme in Data Science & Machine LearningVisitWith over 26 years at Wipro, Firake most recently was the senior vice president and managing director of Wipro Nordics business unit based in Stockholm in Sweden, where he led Operations across all industries and services.
This is the second senior leadership appointment under new chief executive officer and managing director Srini Pallia who took charge in April following the sudden resignation of former chief Thierry Delaporte. Delaporte had joined Wipro in June 2020 after a 25 year stint at Capgemini.
Earlier this month, the Bengaluru-headquartered IT giant elevated Hari Shetty as its chief strategist and sales excellence officer.
Based in Dubai, Firake succeeds Anis Chenchah, who is stepping down after two years in the role to pursue opportunities outside the organisation. Chenchah, who like Delaporte had joined Wipro in April 2022 after over 15 years at Capgemini, will continue until May 31, 2024 to help Firake with the transition.
