Thierry Delaporte.  Photo credit: Wipro

Indian tech outsourcing giant Wipro has announced its appointment of a new chief executive by the name of Thierry Delaporte, who was, before this appointment, notably the chief operating officer and a board member at French outsourcing multinational Capgemini. Delaporte’s appointment is effective on the 6th of July, 2020. He’s replacing Wipro’s current CEO, Abidali Neemuchwala, who is stepping down from his position formally on the 1st of June, 2020.

Under Delaporte’s role as CEO, he’ll report to Wipro’s current chairman, Rishad Premji, who is notably the son of the company’s famed founder, Azim Premji. As Delaporte is heading to Wipro from a French company, it’s no surprise that Wipro says he’ll be based in the city Paris as chief executive, despite the fact that Wipro maintains its headquarters far away in Bengaluru, India.