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Wipro bolsters local leadership to drive growth in Continental Europe

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Harmeet
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FRANKFURT, GERMANY & BANGALORE, INDIA: Wipro Ltd announced the appointment of Ulrich Meister as senior VP and head of Continental Europe, effective November, 2013.

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Ulrich joins Wipro from T-Systems, where he started in 2005, and in his last role was responsible for their global Euro 2 billion system integration business. He has immense expertise in managing large-scale strategic change programs for companies across the globe. Ulrich began his career with the financial services industry and spent the first 20 years in leadership positions with Deutsche Bank and Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen. Ulrich was also a Member on the Board of T-systems.

In his role, Ulrich would have the charter to define strategy for each of the markets within Continental Europe and grow the business exponentially over the coming years. He will continue to build on Wipro's localization approach, drive marketing and brand investments in the geographies, and explore potential inorganic growth opportunities.

Ulrich Meister will be based in Frankfurt, Germany and will report to TK Kurien, CEO and Member of the Board, Wipro Ltd.