Abid ali neemuchwala biography definition


Abidali Neemuchwala

Indian-American business executive (born )

Abidali Zainuddin Neemuchwala (born 8 December ) is an Indian business executive. He was the chief executive officer (CEO) and managing director (MD) of Wipro from February to June On 31 January , Wipro announced that he would be stepping down due to family commitments, once a successor is appointed.[citation needed]

Neemuchwala, who had been group president and chief operating officer (COO) of Wipro from April , was appointed CEO with effect from 1 February [1] He previously was the CEO of the BPO division of Tata Consultancy Services Limited.[2]

Education

Neemuchwala has a bachelor's in engineering (BE) degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering from National Institute of Technology, Raipur, and a master's degree in Industrial Management from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay.[2]

Career

TCS

Neemuchwala joined Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) in after graduating from IIT Bombay and worked there for 23 years, rising to the head of business process services. Mentored by the then TCS CEO and current chairman of Tata Sons, Natarajan Chandrasekaran, Neemuchwala was instrumental in turning around the fortunes of TCS BPO. His working style is often compared to that of Chandrasekaran. He was awarded the BPO CEO of the Year in and At TCS, Neemuchwala was responsible for over 12 percent of the company's revenues. He was honoured by the Shared Services Organisation of IPQC for his contribution to the industry.[3][4][5]

Wipro

Neemuchwala was appointed group president and COO in April As the COO, Neemuchwala spearheaded several initiatives that helped create a more nimble and agile organization, and accelerated Wipro's ability to not only respond to customers in the digital age, but also ensure deeper employee engagement. On 1 February , he was appointed CEO and executive director of Wipro succeeding T.K. Kurien.[6] As CEO, Neemuchwala oversees $8 billion in revenue and more than , employees serving clients across six continents.[7] In September , Neemuchwala helped land Wipro its largest deal ever with a $ billion, year contract with Alight Solutions. In July , he was appointed managing director (MD) of Wipro following the retirement of Azim Premji. He is on the board of directors of Wipro Limited and the World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth. He sits on the CEO Council of the Texas Economic Development Corporation.[8]

On 31 January , Wipro announced that Neemuchwala would be stepping down due to family commitments, once a successor is appointed.[9]

On 30 May , Wipro appointed former Capgemini COO Thierry Delaporte as its CEO.[10]

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