People: Wipro Ltd (WIPR.NS)

WIPR.NS on National Stock Exchange of India

336.20INR
24 May 2013
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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position

Azim Premji

66 2005 Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, Managing Director

Suresh Senapaty

55 2008 Chief Financial Officer, Executive Director

T. Kurien

52 2011 Chief Executive Officer - IT Business, Executive Director

Vineet Agrawal

49 2002 President - Wipro Consumer Care & Lighting

Pratik Kumar

45 2010 Executive Vice President - Human Resources, President - Wipro Infrastructure Engineering

Anurag Behar

43 2010 Chief Sustainability Officer

Narayanan Vaghul

76 Non-Executive Lead Independent Director

Vyomesh Joshi

2012 Independent Director

Ashok Ganguly

76 1999 Non-Executive Independent Director

Henning Kagermann

66 2009 Non-Executive Independent Director

William Owens

72 2006 Non-Executive Independent Director

B. Prabhakar

69 1997 Non-Executive Independent Director

Shyam Saran

66 2010 Non-Executive Independent Director

Mahendra Sharma

65 2011 Non-Executive Independent Director

Jagdish Sheth

73 1999 Non-Executive Independent Director

Priya Sinha

71 2002 Non-Executive Independent Director

Manoj Jaiswal

Vice President, Corporate Treasurer

Biographies

Name Description

Azim Premji

Mr. Azim H. Premji is Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, Managing Director of Wipro Ltd He has served as Company's Chief Executive Officer, Chairman and Managing Director (designated as Chairman) since September 1968. In 2011, Mr. Premji was honored with the Padma Vibhushan award by the Government of India for his contribution in trade and industry. Mr. Premji is a graduate in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University, USA.

Suresh Senapaty

Mr. Suresh C. Senapaty is Chief Financial Officer, Executive Director of Wipro Ltd., since April 2008. He served with the Company in other positions since April 1980. He is a member of the Administrative/Shareholders & Investor Grievance Committee. Mr. Senapaty holds a B. Com. from Utkal University in India, and is a Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. Mr. Senapaty is on the boards of the following of Company's Indian subsidiaries: Wipro Trademarks Holding Limited, Wipro Chandrika Limited, Wipro Travel Services Limited, Cygnus Negri Investments Private Limited, Wipro Technology Services Limited, Wipro Consumer Care Limited and Wipro GE Healthcare Private Limited. Mr. Senapaty is also the Chairman of the Audit Committee of Wipro Technology Services Limited.

T. Kurien

Mr. T. K. Kurien is the Chief Executive Officer - IT Business, Executive Director of Wipro Ltd., since February 1, 2011. He has served with the Company in other positions since February 2000. He is a member of the Administrative/Shareholders & Investor Grievance Committee. Mr. Kurien is a Chartered Accountant and holds a Bachelors Degree in Engineering. Mr. Kurien is also a member of the Board of Wipro GE Healthcare Private Limited.

Vineet Agrawal

Mr. Vineet Agrawal is President - Wipro Consumer Care and Lighting of Wipro Ltd., since July 2002. He has served with the Company in other positions since December 1985. Mr. Agrawal holds a B.Tech. from IIT, New Delhi, India and an M.B.A from Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai, India.

Pratik Kumar

Mr. Pratik Kumar is the Executive Vice President - Human Resources, President - Wipro Infrastructure Engineering of Wipro Ltd. He has served as Company's President of Wipro Infrastructure Engineering since July 2010, Executive Vice-President of Human Resources since April 2002, and has served with the Company in other positions since November 1991. Mr. Kumar holds a B.A. from Delhi University and an M.B.A. from Xavier Labour Relations Institute (XLRI), Jamshedpur, India.

Anurag Behar

Mr. Anurag Behar is Chief Sustainability Officer of Wipro Ltd., since July 2010. He has served with the Company in other positions since May 2002. Mr. Behar holds an M.B.A from XLRI-Jamshedpur and Bachelors degree in Engineering from Regional Engineering College, Trichy.

Narayanan Vaghul

Shri. Narayanan Vaghul is Non-Executive Lead Independent Director of Wipro Ltd. He has served as a director on Company's Board since June 1997. He is the Chairman of Company's Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee, a member of the Board Governance & Nomination Committee and a member of the Compensation Committee. He was the Chairman of the Board of ICICI Bank Limited from September 1985 to April 2009. Mr. Vaghul is also on the Boards of Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd., Mahindra World City Developers Limited, Piramal Healthcare Limited, and Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Limited. Mr. Vaghul is on the boards of Hemogenomics Pvt. Ltd., Universal Trustees Pvt. Ltd., and IKP Trusteeship Services Limited. Mr. Vaghul is the Chairman of the Compensation Committee of Mahindra and Mahindra Limited and Piramal Healthcare Limited. Mr. Vaghul is also a member of the Audit Committee in Nicholas Piramal India Limited. Mr. Vaghul is a member of the Remuneration Committee of Mahindra World City Developers Limited and Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Limited. Mr. Vaghul is also the lead independent director of Company. Mr. Vaghul holds Bachelor (Honors) degree in Commerce from Madras University. Mr. Vaghul was the recipient of the Padma Bhushan award by the Government of India in 2010. Mr. Vaghul also received the Economic Times Lifetime Achievement Award.

Vyomesh Joshi

Mr. Vyomesh I. Joshi has been appointed as Independent Director of Wipro Ltd., effective October 01, 2012. He was until recently the Executive Vice President of Hewlett-Packard's USD 25.8 bn Imaging and Printing Group. Mr. Joshi completed his Masters' Degree in Electrical Engineering from Ohio State University, US. He joined Hewlett Packard in 1980 as a research and development engineer and retired in March 2012 after a 32-year career with HP. He served as a Director at Yahoo Inc. from July 2005 to May 13, 2012. Mr. Joshi currently serves as a Member of Dean's Advisory Council at The Rady School of Management at the University of California, San Diego.

Ashok Ganguly

Dr. Ashok Sekhar Ganguly is Non-Executive Independent Director of Wipro Ltd., since 1999. He is the Chairman of Company's Board Governance & Nomination Committee and Compensation Committee. He is currently the Chairman of ABP Pvt. Ltd (Ananda Bazar Patrika Group). Dr. Ganguly also currently serves as a non-executive director of Mahindra & Mahindra Limited and Dr Reddy Laboratories Limited. Dr Ganguly is on the advisory board of Diageo India Private Limited. Dr. Ganguly is the chairman of Research and Development Committee of Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd, Member of Nomination, Governance & Compensation Committee and Chairman of Science, Technology & Operations Committee of Dr Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd. He is a member of the Prime Minister’s Council on Trade and Industry and the India-USA CEO Council, established by the Prime Minister of India and the President of the USA. Dr. Ganguly is a Rajya Sabha Member. He is a former member of the Board of British Airways Plc (1996-2005) and Unilever Plc/NV (1990-97) and Dr. Ganguly was formerly the Chairman of Hindustan Unilever Limited (1980-90). Dr. Ganguly was on the Central Board of Directors of the Reserve Bank of India (2000-2009). In 2006, Dr. Ganguly was awarded the CBE (Hon) by the United Kingdom. In 2008, Dr. Ganguly received the Economic Times Lifetime Achievement Award. Dr. Ganguly received the Padma Bhushan award by the Government of India in January 1987 and the Padma Vibhushan award in January 2009.

Henning Kagermann

Professor Henning Kagermann is Non-Executive Independent Director of Wipro Ltd., since October 27, 2009. He served as Chief Executive officer of SAP AG until 2009. He has been a member of the SAP Executive Board since 1991. He is also President of Acatech (German Academy of Science and Technology) and currently a member of supervisory boards of Deutsche Bank AG, Munich Re, Deutsche Post, BMW Group in Germany and Nokia. Dr. Kagermann is a professor of Theoretical Physics at the Technical University Braunschweig, Germany and received an honorary doctorate from the University of Magdeburg, Germany.

William Owens

Mr. William Arthur Owens is Non-Executive Independent Director of Wipro Ltd., since July 1, 2006. He is also a member of the Board Governance and Nomination Committee. He has held a number of senior leadership positions at large multinational corporations. From April 2004 to November 2005, Mr. Owens served as Chief Executive Officer and Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Nortel Networks Corporation, a networking communications company. From August 1998 to April 2004, Mr. Owens served as Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of Teledesic LLC, a satellite communications company. From June 1996 to August 1998, Mr. Owens served as President, Chief Operating Officer and Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), a research and engineering firm. Presently, Mr. Owens serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Polycom Inc., Intelius, Flow Mobile, Prometheus, and Chairman of Century Link Inc., a communications company. Mr. Owens holds an M.B.A. (Honors) degree from George Washington University, a B.S. in Mathematics from the U.S. Naval Academy and a B.A. and M.A. in Politics, Philosophy and Economics from Oxford University.

B. Prabhakar

Mr. B. C. Prabhakar is Non-Executive Independent Director of Wipro Ltd., since February 1997. He has been a practicing lawyer since April 1970. Mr. Prabhakar holds a B.A. in Political Science and Sociology and a BL. from Mysore University, India. Mr. Prabhakar serves as a non-executive director of Automotive Axles Limited and 3M India Limited. He is also a member of the Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee and Chairman of the Administrative and Shareholder Investor Grievances Committee of Wipro Limited.

Shyam Saran

Mr. Shyam Saran is Non-Executive Independent Director of Wipro Ltd., since July 1, 2010. He has been a director of Indian Oil Corporation Limited since March 2012. He is a career diplomat who has served in positions in the Indian government for over three decades. He joined Indian Foreign Service in 1970. He last served as the Special Envoy of the Prime Minister of India (October 2006 to March 2010) specializing in nuclear issues, and he also was the Indian envoy on climate change. Prior to this he was the Foreign Secretary of the Government of India from 2004 to 2006. He also served as the Ambassador of India to Nepal, Indonesia, Myanmar and Mauritius. His diplomatic stints have taken him to Indian missions in Geneva, Beijing and Tokyo. He has been a Fellow of the United Nations Disarmament Program in Geneva, Vienna and New York, U.S.A. Mr. Saran holds a Post Graduate degree in Economics. Mr. Saran has been honored with the Padma Bhushan award by the Government of India for his contribution in civil services.

Mahendra Sharma

Mr. Mahendra Kumar Sharma is Non-Executive Independent Director of Wipro Ltd., since July 1, 2011. He is a member of Company's Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee. He served as Vice Chairman of Hindustan Unilever Limited from 2000 to 2007. He served as a whole-time director of Hindustan Unilever Limited from 1995 to 2000. He is currently on the boards of ICICI Lombard General Insurance Co. Limited, Fulford India Limited (Indian affiliate of MSD), Thomas Cook (India) Limited, Birla Corporation Limited, KEC International Limited and The Andhra Pradesh Paper Mills Limited. Mr. Sharma is a member of the Audit Committee of Fulford (India) Limited and Thomas Cook (India) Limited. Mr. Sharma is the Chairman of Remuneration Committee of Fulford (India) Limited. Mr. Sharma is a member the Shareholder’s Grievance Committee of Thomas Cook (India) Limited. Mr. Sharma is the Chairman of the Board Governance and Nomination Committee, Compensation Committee of ICICI Lombard General Insurance Co. Limited.

Jagdish Sheth

Dr. Jagdish N. Sheth, Ph.D., is Non-Executive Independent Director of Wipro Ltd., since January 1999. Dr. Sheth has been a professor at Emory University since July 1991. Previously, Dr. Sheth served on the faculty of Columbia University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the University of Illinois, and the University of Southern California. Dr. Sheth also serves on the board of Manipal Acunova Ltd. Dr. Sheth holds a B.Com (Honors) from Madras University, a M.B.A. and a Ph.D in Behavioral Sciences from the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Sheth is also the Chairman of Academy of Indian Marketing Professionals.

Priya Sinha

Mr. Priya Mohan Sinha is Non-Executive Independent Director of Wipro Ltd., since January 1, 2002. He is a member of Company's Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee, Board Governance & Nomination Committee and Compensation Committee. He has served as the Chairman of PepsiCo India Holdings Limited and President of Pepsi Foods Limited since July 1992. From October 1981 to November 1992, he was on the Executive Board of Directors of Hindustan Lever Limited (currently Hindustan Unilever Limited). From 1981 to 1985, he also served as Sales Director of Hindustan Lever Limited (currently Hindustan Unilever Limited). Currently, he is also on the board of Lafarge India Private Limited. He is also a member of Audit and Board and Governance Committee Lafarge India Private Limited. He was also the Chairman of Reckitt Coleman India Limited and Chairman of Stephan Chemicals India Limited. Mr. Sinha is also on the Advisory Board of Rieter India. Mr. Sinha holds a Bachelor of Arts from Patna University, and he has also attended the Advanced Management Program at the Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Manoj Jaiswal

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