Two more top Wipro execs quit

BENGALURU: Senior level exits continue at Wipro despite a slew of promotions earlier this year. Mohd Haque, SVP and head of healthcare and medical devices for the Americas, and Ashish Saxena, SVP, and head of the manufacturing and hi-tech business unit, have quit the firm. Haque was a two-decade veteran at Wipro, and was managing a team of 21,000 people responsible for P&L, sales, strategy, delivery, consulting, and account management. He also led the inclusion and diversity council for Wipro Americas. Saxena, who led a $1-billion business unit, was responsible for the strategic roadmap of his segment, and driving revenue growth, profit margin, and customer satisfaction. Saxena is leaving after nearly six years with Wipro.

Gurvinder Sahni, who was VP and strategic advisor, had quit in April, and joined Persistent Systems as chief marketing officer (CMO) soon after. When TOI contacted Wipro about the exits, the company said, “Wipro can confirm that Mohd Haque will be leaving the company in June. Ashish Saxena and Gurvinder Sahni have left Wipro to pursue other opportunities. We thank them for their years of leadership and contribution.” A number of exits at the VP and SVP levels had led to accelerated promotions of others to these positions. In January, Wipro announced a record promotion of 70 senior executives to these ranks.

Among other major exits in recent times include that of Rajan Kohli, who was president of Wipro's integrated digital, engineering and application services business line, and who had spent nearly three decades at Wipro. Kohli joined CitiusTech as CEO in April. Angan Guha, who oversaw a portfolio spanning financial services, manufacturing, energy & utilities, hi-tech and Canada operations, quit late last year. He is now CEO & MD of Pune-headquartered Birlasoft. Sanjeev Singh, who was COO at Wipro, had quit in January to join CMS IT Services as CEO & MD.