Wipro Technologies appoints ex-Infoscian Shaji Farooq as Senior VP of its New Technologies Service Line

Wipro Technologies, the global IT, consulting and outsourcing business of Wipro, has announced the appointment of Shaji Farooq as the senior vice president for the company's newly created advanced technologies service line, which will comprise of social media, mobility, analytics-as-a-service, and cloud.

"Dynamic developments in the sphere of Social, Mobility, Analytics-as-a-service and Cloud will have a significant impact on how redesigned business processes will transform the enterprise. To truly differentiate Wipro as the partner of choice for our customers in this phase of disruption, we need to focus on these technologies as a comprehensive service line. We are confident that Wipro is poised for accelerated growth in these new areas, under Shaji's leadership", said TK Kurien, CEO, IT Business and Executive Director, Wipro.

Prior to joining Wipro, Shaji Farooq was heading Infosys' consulting & systems integration across the FSI (Financial Services Industry) vertical.