Wipro’s pipeline growing across sectors: CEO Thierry Delaporte

Buoyed by an all-time high deal pipeline despite macroeconomic headwinds, Wipro Ltd NSE 0.46 % has forecast a 3-5% revenue growth – ahead of estimates – in the ongoing quarter. Thierry Delaporte, the chief executive of India’s fourth largest software exporter, told ET’s Sai Ishwarbharath and Surabhi Agarwal in an interview that operating margins would climb to 17-17.5% over the next few quarters on investments in freshers and further operational efficiency. Delaporte also said the company had taken a “pragmatic” approach to its future workplace model and was still trying to understand what works best for employees. Edited excerpts: