Wipro appoints Yes Bank’s Anup Purohit as chief information officer

Benglauru: IT services major Wipro NSE -0.08 % has appointed former Yes Bank NSE 0.00 % executive Anup Purohit as its chief information officer (CIO), filling a position that has been vacant for over six months after company veteran Rohit Adlakha quit.

Purohit, who has over 25 years of experience across the banking and financial services sectors, was most recently the CIO at Yes Bank. Prior to this, he also held positions at RBL Bank, Barclays Bank and JP Morgan Chase. As CIO of Wipro, Purohit will report to chief operating officer Sanjeev Singh, the company said in a statement.