Wipro appoints Anup Purohit as chief information officer

Bengaluru: IT services major Wipro Ltd on Friday said it has appointed Anup Purohit as its chief information officer (CIO).

Purohit will report to Sanjeev Singh, chief operations officer, at the Bengaluru-based company. Purohit brings with him over 25 years of experience across banking and financial services, centered around innovation in digital banking, financial management, business solutions & service delivery, portfolio & program management, risk & controls and information security.

In his most recent role as the CIO of Yes Bank, Purohit was in charge of spearheading business technology transformation and digital innovation strategy with a focus on bringing future technology into the bank’s current technology stack.