Bangalore, India - October 1, 2010:
Wipro Technologies, the global Consulting, System Integration and Outsourcing business of Wipro Limited (NYSE:WIT) today announced the appointment of Sid Nair as Chief Sales and Operations Officer for USA and Canada. In his new role Sid will focus on driving value to customers’ business and growing Wipro’s market presence across all business units for the region. With our customers’ agenda in the forefront, he will lead the field force team to deliver on our commitments and stated goals by leveraging Wipro’s strength in innovation, technology, process insight and globalization to further enhance the company’s position as a business transformation catalyst.
Sid is replacing Manoj Punja, who will lead Wipro’s Eco Energy business in the Americas along with driving special initiatives in IT Services.
Sid Nair has been with Wipro for over 15 years and has held various leadership positions across different business units in this duration. Commenting on his new role Sid said; “I am very excited to take up this important leadership position within Wipro and hope to deepen the value we bring to our customers and grow our business in Wipro’s largest market”. Martha H. Bejar, President, Global Sales and Operations at Wipro Technologies said, “USA and Canada together make up our biggest market. Appointing Sid to lead this market was the natural choice and we are confident that under his steadfast leadership, Wipro will advance its customers’ agenda and further its business in this region.”
In the course of his career at Wipro, Sid has led various divisions, within software products and software services, and brought in significant growth. He was also responsible for Wipro’s entry strategy into the APAC software services market. He moved to the US in 2000 to head the BFSI division and subsequently took over the RCTG (Retail/CPG/Transportation) division.
Sid holds an MBA degree from T.A Pai Management Institute, Manipal, near Bangalore, and is based in Dallas, Texas.
About Wipro
Wipro Technologies, a division of Wipro Limited (NYSE:WIT) is the first PCMM Level 5 and SEI CMM Level 5 certified global IT services organization. Wipro Technologies was recently assessed at Level 5 for CMMI V 1.2 across offshore and onsite development centers. Wipro is one of the largest product engineering and support service providers worldwide. Wipro provides comprehensive research and development services, IT solutions and services, including systems integration, information systems outsourcing, package implementation, software application management, and datacenter managed services to corporations globally. In the Indian market, Wipro is a leader in providing IT solutions and services for the corporate segment in India, offering system integration, network integration, software solutions and IT services.
Wipro also has a strong presence in niche market segments of consumer products and lighting. In the Asia-Pacific and Middle East markets, Wipro provides IT solutions and services for global corporations. Wipro's ADS' are listed on the New York Stock Exchange, and its equity shares are listed in India on the Stock Exchange - Mumbai, and the National Stock Exchange.
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