Capgemini veteran to head Wipro

Wipro on Friday announced Capgemini Group veteran Thierry Delaporte will be its new chief executive officer and managing director from July 6.

He will succeed Abidali Z. Neemuchwala, who decided to step down in January. Neemuchwala, who had joined Wipro in April 2015 from Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), will leave as CEO and MD from next month.

Wipro said chairman Rishad Premji will oversee the day-to-day operations until July 5.

Wipro’s rival Infosys had also brought in a former Capgemini executive, Salil Parekh, to head the company.

Delaporte was the chief operating officer of the Capgemini group and a member of its group executive board. During his 25-year career with Capgemini, he was the CEO of the global financial services strategic business unit and head of all global service lines.