Wipro Limited, the India-based information technology, consulting and business process services company headquartered in Bengaluru has appointed former State Bank of India chairman Arundhati Bhattacharya as an independent director for a term of 5 years, with effect from January 1, 2019.
“I am delighted and privileged to be invited to join the Board of Wipro Ltd., an organization which is globally respected both for its technology leadership and its unflinching commitment to values. I look forward to contributing to the company’s growth charter,” Bhattacharya said in a statement.
ecently Arundhati, 62, was appointed as an independent additional director in the board of Reliance Industries.
Arundhati, who headed the state-run SBI from 2013-17, was the first woman chair of State Bank of India.
“I am confident that her deep repository of knowledge spanning across the financial services sector combined with her understanding of technology and proven expertise in driving operational transformation will immensely benefit Wipro,” Wipro chairman Azim Premji said.
She has done a postgraduate degree in English and is also an Associate in the Indian Institute of Bankers.
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