Thu, Jan 25, 2024
Tech magnate Azim Premji's son Rishad Premji currently helms Wipro as its Executive Chairman, and is a prominent face of the IT industry.
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Mon, Jul 24, 2023
He successfully led the company for 55 years and then stepped down in 2019 paving the way for his son Rishad Premji to take over as the next chairman. Presently, Wipro is India’s third largest IT company after TCS and Infosys.
Tue, Jun 06, 2023
Nikhil Kamath of Zerodha, who is only 35 years old, becomes the fourth Indian, following Azim Premji, Kiran Majumdar-Shaw, as well as Rohini and Nandan Nilekani, to join The Giving Pledge.
Tue, Aug 02, 2022
As of Tuesday, the owner of retail chain DMart under Avenue Supermarts Radhakishan Damani has a net worth of over Rs 175,454.5 crore against Azim Premji’s net worth of Rs 172,432.3 crore.
Mon, Oct 25, 2021
We always talk of RK Damani and Rakesh Jhunjhunwala when it comes to stock market.
Wed, Jul 07, 2021
The Information Technology (IT) services industry will have a hybrid model, going forward and there will be some major changes that are going to happen, Founder and Former Chairman of Wipro Azim Premji said. Premji said that days after the first lockdown last year, around 90 percent of the workforce in the IT sector started working from home
Tue, Nov 10, 2020
EdelGive Hurun Philanthropy List 2020: The founder-chairman of Wipro, Azim Premji and family has topped the Hurun India and EdelGive India Philanthropy List 2020 with a total contribution of about Rs 7,904 crore to charity. The 2020 EdelGive Hurun Philanthropy List showcases 112 people, 12% higher compared to the 2019 edition.
Wed, Apr 01, 2020
To tackle the unprecedented health and humanitarian crisis arising from the COVID-19 outbreak in the country, Wipro Ltd, Wipro Enterprises Ltd and Azim Premji Foundation have together committed Rs 1,125 crore.
Wed, Jul 17, 2019
Azim Premji, the Wipro Chairman and philanthropist, has addressed the 73rd Annual General Meeting (AGM), which is his last AGM as the Chairman of the company.
Abidali Z. Neemuchwala, CEO and Executive Director, Wipro said, "We will continue to build differentiated capabilities to drive business transformation for our customers by investing in our big bets.”
Tue, Jun 11, 2019
Last week, Wipro had said its founder Azim Premji will retire by July-end and handover reins of the firm to his son, Rishad.
Thu, Jun 06, 2019
IT czar Azim Premji will retire as executive chairman of Wipro next month, after leading the company for more than five decades. Premji will retire with effect from July 30, but will continue to serve on the board as non-executive director and founder chairman, the company said in a statement.
Tue, Apr 16, 2019
Members of the promoter and promoter group of Wipro have indicated their intention to participate in the proposed buyback. This means Premji families who currently hold the majority stake in Wipro will also partake in buyback.
The company bagged consolidated net profit of Rs 2,484 crore in Q4F1Y9, higher by 37.74% compared to profit of Rs 1,808 crore a year ago same period. But, Q4FY19 PAT plunged by 1.07% as against Rs 2,510.4 crore in Q3FY19.
Wed, Mar 13, 2019
Wipro Chairman Premji, who is also the chairman of Azim Premji Foundation, announced on Wednesday that he has increased his commitment to philanthropy, by irrevocably renouncing more of his personal assets and earmarking them to the endowment corpus.
Fri, Mar 08, 2019
"On March 8, 2019, the company has been informed that Azim Premji Trust has sold 2,66,66,667 equity shares of the company on BSE," the filing added.
Sat, Feb 09, 2019
Top 10 Philanthropists in India: The number of people becoming millionaires is increasing every day across the country.
Mon, Jan 21, 2019
Wipro in its Q3FY19 result, posted a massive profit of Rs 2,544 crore, rising by as much as 31.43% from Rs 1,935.9 crore from a year ago, same period.
Thu, Nov 15, 2018
Every interviewee looks at their boss with a hint of envy. Often that envy is also laced with, “What have you done to deserve this position?” Secretly, we all would like to be at the senior most position and undo every wrong that has been done in the company since its inception.
Thu, Oct 25, 2018
Wipro vs TCS vs Infosys: Azim Premji led company's share price ended up being the best pick for investors, as it was top performer on BSE, and finished at Rs 319.60 per piece up by 3.38%.
Thu, Oct 04, 2018
Forbes magazine has released the list of India's 100 richest persons. Here is the list that also details how much money they added to their wealth.
Sun, Sep 30, 2018
According to the Barclays Hurun India's Rich List 2018, 50 percent of the richest people in India have Cancer, Virgo, Aries, Scorpio and Capricorn as their sun signs.
Wed, Sep 26, 2018
Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani has topped the "Barclays Hurun India Rich List-2018" for the seventh consecutive year, an official said in Mumbai today.
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