Wipro appoints Douglas Silva as Country Head for Brazil

Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT, BSE: 507685, NSE: WIPRO), a leading global information technology, consulting and business process services company, today announced the appointment of industry veteran Douglas Silva as Country Head for Brazil.

Douglas has more than two decades of experience in the IT industry and has played key roles in spearheading client transformations across various sectors. Prior to joining Wipro, Douglas was the Head of Financial Services Industry in Latin America and Enterprise Sales Director for Brazil for Amazon Web Services (AWS). Douglas has also held senior positions with SAP, Capgemini and TCS during his career.

He will be based at Alphaville, Barueri, Brazil and will report to Mukund Seetharaman, Managing Director, Latin America.

"We are excited to have Douglas Silva join us as we look to build on our legacy of success and drive accelerated growth in one of Latin America's most dynamic markets. Brazil has helped drive growth across the region over the last few years and Wipro remains committed to strengthening its teams to support both global and local clients in their transformation journey," said Mukund Seetharaman, Managing Director, Latin America, Wipro Limited.

Recognizing the region's enormous growth potential, Wipro has made a number of strategic investments in Latin America during the past five years. The company has built its local presence across the region significantly by hiring a strong and diverse local workforce, acquiring local companies and establishing offices in key economic hubs.

Shares of WIPRO LTD. was last trading in BSE at Rs.437.25 as compared to the previous close of Rs. 445.2. The total number of shares traded during the day was 517060 in over 12295 trades.

The stock hit an intraday high of Rs. 450.6 and intraday low of 435.25. The net turnover during the day was Rs. 228242136.

Source : Equity Bulls

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