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Azim Premji Chairman, Wipro Azim Premji has led Wipro since 1966.Wipro Limited is today a $5 billion revenue IT, BPO and R&D Services organization with presence in over 50 countries.
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The entrepreneur

Indian engineer and businessman Chairman of Wipro Transformed from vegetable oil company to leading IT services Richest person in the country from 1999 to 2005 (Forbes)

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About the Person (biodata)

Born July 24, 1945 Bombay Occupation Chairman of Wipro Achievement Padma Bhushan in 2005 Spouse Yasmeen Premji Children Rishad & Tariq Early life

Initial education St. Mary's School, Mumbai

Left E.E from Stanford University, California (fathers death - 1966) Took family business of hydrogenated cooking fats & diversified 4/17/12

Azim Hasham Premji's Value-Based Leadership

In July 2007, Business Week nominated Azim Hasham Premji (Premji), the Chairman of Wipro, as one of the top 30 all time great entrepreneurs in the world. The case discusses the leadership qualities of Premji. Under his leadership, Wipro, a small vegetable oil company in the mid-1960s, was transformed into one of the leading IT services company by the early 2000s. Premji had established a strong value system in Wipro and believed that values not only helped in achieving success but also made that success more enduring and lasting. The case discusses in detail about the few leadership initiatives taken up in Wipro in order to develop leaders within the organization.

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The turn around Took over Wipro at 21 years of age & transformed from soap to software Ambitious phase of expansion and diversification. known for modesty and frugality in spite of his wealth Greatest Entrepreneurs for Wipro emerging as worlds fastest growing companies PERSONALITY TRAITS Value-oriented person.

Down-to-earth personality. High on action. Believes in professionalism. Prefers solitude to the spotlight 4/17/12

AZIM PREMJIS LIFE-AT A GLANCE

Born in the year of 1945 in Bombay. Bhora muslim by religion. He has completed his electronic engineering from Stanford University, USA.
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AS A BUSINESS PERSONALITY HIS JOURNEY TOWARDS SUCESS

He had took over the reign of his family run business at the young age of 21 in 1986. The biggest hurdle was to win the confidence of the shareholders. Diversification of family run business into a large empire. From vegetables oil business to one of the largest IT service provider and software behemoth. 4/17/12

About the person

Azim Hashim Premji was studying Electrical Engineering from Stanford University, USA when due to the sudden demise of his father, he was called upon to handle the family business. Azim Premji took over the reins of family business in 1966 at the age of 21. At the first annual general meeting of the company attended by Azeem Premji, a shareholder doubted Premji's ability to handle business at such a young age and publicly advised him to sell his shareholding and give it to a more mature management. This spurred Azim Premji and made him all the more determined to make Wipro a success story. And the rest is history. When Azim Premji occupied the hot seat, Wipro dealt in hydrogenated cooking fats and later diversified to bakery fats, ethnic ingredient based toiletries, hair care soaps, baby toiletries, lighting products and hydraulic cylinders. Thereafter Premji made a focused shift from soaps to software.

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Message to all wiproite

Lesson #1: Be careful to ask what you want. You may get it. Lesson # 2: Respond, dont react Lesson # 3: Intuitions are important for making decisions Lesson # 4: Learn to work in teams Lesson #5: Never lose your zest and curiosity Lesson # 6: Put yourself first Lesson # 7: Have a broader social vision Lesson # 8: Play to win

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unceasing quest for excellence Azim Premji's secrets for success He's the seventh richest Indian and the 60th richest man in the world. In fact, from 1999-2005, Forbes has rated him as the richest person in India.

He transformed a company that sold vegetable oil into one of the world's most recognized software companies.

Humble by nature, 63-year-old Premji prefers to fly economy class and is happiest when hiking, reading or discussing the foundation he has set up to promote primary education.

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HISTORY
Wipro started as a vegetable oil company in 1947 from an old mill founded by Azim Premji's father. When his father died in 1966, Azim, a graduate in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University, took on the leadership of the company at the age 21. He repositioned it and transformed Wipro (Western India Vegetable Products Ltd) into a consumer goods company that produced cooking oils/fat company, laundry soap, wax and tin containers. At that time, it was valued at $2 million. In 1977, when IBM was asked to leave India, Wipro entered the information technology sector. In 1979, Wipro began developing its own computers and in 1981, started selling the finished product. This was the first in a string of products that would make Wipro one of India's first computer makers.. In 1980 Wipro moved in software development and started developing customized software packages for their hardware customers. This expanded their IT business.

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About Wipro
Public BSE: 507685 NYSE:WIT IT Services 1945 M. H. Premji Bangalore, Karnataka India Azim Premji (Chairman) Girish Paranjpye (joint CEO) Suresh Vaswani (joint CEO) SA Sudarshan IT Consulting Business Process Outsourcing Product Engineering Solutions Technology Infrastructure Services US$ 4.98 billion (2009) US$ 0.82 billion (2009) US$ 5.38 billion (2009) 98,391 (As on 27 October, 2009) Wipro.com

Type Industry Founded Founder(s) Headquarters Key people

Services

Revenue Net income Total assets Employees Website

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* Key highlights of Wipros Six

Sigma program

We are the first company in India to adopt the Six Sigma TQM
methodology for continuous improvement and eliminate defect and cycle time reduction Our Six Sigma program spreads right across verticals and impacts multiple areas such as project management, market development and resource utilization We have over 3350 employees trained in Six Sigma with 120 certified black belts We have 500 ongoing Six Sigma projects and the expected financial return is 10% of PBT
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PCMM- People Capability Maturity Model Focus on contineous improving management Development of human assets SEI CMM-Capability Maturity Model maturity of capapibility of certain business process ISO 9001 quality ininfrastructure,manufac.,process compliance,logistic&warehousing&communicatio n.

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*Wipro Green Machine (In

India a only)
Wipro infotech was Indias first company to launch
environment friendly computers on 14 June 2007. For Indian market wipro has launched a new range of desktops and laptops called wipro greenware. Wipro Greenware

regulations Recyclable & degradable packing materials MPR II certified radiation free monitors Part of Quick Start Guide shipped with all systems from factory WIPRO 4/17/12 WEEE Waste from Electrical and Electronic Equipment

RoHS Compliant (Restriction of Hazardous Substances) Energy star certification Energy Conservation mechanism in electronic components Compliant with environment & safety standards and statutory

*CRM PRACTICES
* AT THE CENTER OF YOUR VISION HAS TO BE THE CUSTOMER
HIS/HER CHANGING EXPECTATION AND WANT AZIM H.PREMJI

* AREA OF IMPLEMENTATION * IMPLEMENT END TO END CRM SOLUTION * SAP CRM * IT HAS COLLBORATION WITH SFDC * GOT 4.5 CSR OUT OF 5 * IT HAS BEEN AWARDED WITH SAP Pinnacle Award-SAPPHIRE2007 * USE OF SAP,ORACLE,SIEBEL

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