Thierry Delaporte to succeed Abidali Neemuchwala as new Wipro CEO and MD; will report to Rishad Premji

Capgemini Group veteran Thierry Delaporte has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Managing Director (MD) of IT major services Wipro. The announcement was made on Friday morning and Delaporte will take charge starting July 6, 2020. His appointment comes after the company had said its CEO and Managing Director Abidali Neemuchwala will step down in January this year.

Abidali Neemuchwala will relinquish his position as CEO and MD on June 1. Rishad Premji will oversee the day-to-day operations of the company until July 5, Wipro said in a statement.

"Until recently, Thierry Delaporte was the Chief Operating Officer of Capgemini Group and a member of its group executive board. During his 25 year career with Capgemini, he held several leadership roles," it said.

Delaporteled Capgemini's India operations and helped the group transform and drive several strategic programs across various business units. 

"Thierry has an exceptional leadership track record, strong international exposure, deep strategic expertise, a unique ability to forge long-standing client relationships, and proven experience of driving transformation and managing technological disruption. We believe that Thierry is the right person to lead Wipro in its next phase of growth," Rishad Premji, Chairman of Wipro, said.

Delaporte will be based in Paris and will report to Rishad Premji.

"I look forward to working closely with Rishad, the board, senior leadership and the hugely talented employees of Wipro to turn a new chapter of growth and build a better tomorrow for all our stakeholders," Delaporte said.

The former Capgemini executive had started his career in 1992 as a Senior Auditor with Arthur Andersen in Paris and London. He is also the co-Founder and President of the not-for-profit Life Project 4 Youth, an organisation dedicated to the professional and social integration of young adults living in impoverished regions.