Vinay Firake is the Chief Executive Officer of Wipro’s APMEA (Asia Pacific, India, Middle East, and Africa) Strategic Market Unit, and a member of the Wipro Executive Leadership.

Vinay has over three decades of diverse leadership experience in consulting, information technology, business process, and engineering services, and a track record of building high-performing teams and long-term, trusted client relationships.

Vinay has been with Wipro since 1998 and has grown with the organization serving in various leadership roles spanning program and account management, sales leadership and P&L management across a wide range of industries, services lines and regions.

Most recently, Vinay was the Senior Vice President and Managing Director of Wipro-Nordics Business Unit based in Stockholm where he led the region across all industries and services. Prior to that, he led the Manufacturing & Automotive Business Unit in Europe. He also held various roles spanning Europe and North America, including Global Head for the Enterprise Digital Operations & Platforms business, and Sales Head for Wipro's Enterprise Applications businesses in Europe.

Vinay has an MBA in Finance and a bachelor’s degree in computer engineering from prestigious Indian institutes. He has also successfully completed the Global Strategic Leadership Program from Wharton School and Executive Leadership program from Harvard Business School.

Vinay is married, has two boys, and loves to spend time with his family. He is a fitness enthusiast and loves yoga, nature walks, running, swimming, kayaking, paddle-boarding and various sports.

He is based in Dubai.