Wipro
Limited is an Indian multinational company whose headquarters are in Bangalore.
Its diverse businesses include FMCG, lighting, information technology and
consulting. In Fortune India 500 ranks ,it
is the 29th largest Indian Company by total revenue. It also ranked the
9th largest employers in India ,with over 2,21,000 employees. The company was
founded on 29 December 1945 in Amalner, India by "Mohamed Premji" as
"Western India Products", later abbreviated to "Wipro". It
was initially set up as a manufacturer of vegetable and refined oils in
Amalner, Maharastra. In 1966, after Mohamed Premji's death, his son Azim Premji
took over Wipro as its chairman at the age of 21. During the 1970s and 1975 the
company shifted its focus to new opportunities in the IT and computing
industry. On 7 June 1977, the name of the company changed from Western India
Vegetable Products Limited to Wipro Products Limited. In 1982, the name was
changed again from Wipro Products Limited to Wipro Limited. "Azim
Premji" is the chairman of Wipro. "Rishad Premji" is the
Executive Chairman of Wipro. Wipro's innovation practice draws from a diverse
portfolio of transformative technologies including artificial intelligence, 5G,
block chain and robotics along with leading technology partners including
Adobe, AWS, Citrix, Google and IBM.