Wipro Announces New Global Head for Consultancy Division

Wipro Technologies, the global IT services business of Wipro Limited, has announced the appointment of Kirk Strawser as Global Head of Wipro Consulting Services. Strawser has more than 22 years of experience in senior leadership in the consulting industry, including Americas Leader CRM for Ernst & Young, LLP, Global Leader CRM, Capgemini and in his most recent role as president of consulting services for Capgemini Americas.

Strawser said of his appointment, "The consulting market must undergo a 'step change' in how we approach the business of teaming with our clients to manage cost, capital, and customers. Clients want industry-specific, integrated business solutions (Consulting, IT, BPO) delivered using innovative, accelerated approaches that drive measurable improvements in critical metrics such as free cash flow and return on equity. Wipro is uniquely positioned to meet the new customer challenge through our core competencies in business transformation enabled through technology and continuous improvement in how these solutions and results are delivered. I'm excited to be a member of the Wipro team and look forward to continuing their outstanding tradition of "applying thought' to deliver high value to our customers."

Wipro Consulting Services (WCS) is a division of the Wipro Ltd, a $5bn global enterprise, with more than 1,200 experts based in Europe, North America, Asia Pacific, Australia, the Middle East, and India. WSC integrates Wipro's IT, BPO, and product engineering services to provide solutions to global enterprises.