Wipro appoints Martha Bejar as President – Global Sales and Operations

Bangalore, India, 2nd July, 2009 – Wipro Technologies, the global IT services business of Wipro Limited (NYSE:WIT) today announced the appointment of Martha Bejar as President, Global Sales and Operations. In her role as global head of sales and operations, Martha will focus on the global ‘Go to Market’ strategy, drive revenue growth and leverage on Wipro’s strength in innovation, technology, process insight and globalization to further enhance the company’s position as a business transformation catalyst.

Prior to this, Martha has served as Corporate Vice President for the Communications Sector at Microsoft Corp. and as President of Nortel’s Caribbean and Latin America regions.

“We are excited to have Martha on board, and value the global experience and diversity of perspective that she adds to our management team. This coupled with the changes we made last year will substantially strengthen our geo teams and enable us to build even closer client relationships,” said Suresh Vaswani, Jt. CEO – IT Business, and Member of the Board, Wipro Ltd.

Commenting on her new role, Martha said, “I am excited about this opportunity to be part of Wipro, a phenomenal growth organization. Wipro’s ability to provide services that transform clients’ business is clearly a result of the huge talent and capabilities that lie within, and I look forward to being a part of the Wipro team. My focus areas will be to strengthen our relationships with our alliance partners and our customers.”

Martha holds a Bachelor of Science degree in industrial engineering from the University of Miami and an MBA from Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. She also is a graduate of the Advanced Management Program at Harvard University Business School.

About Wipro:
Wipro Technologies, a division of Wipro Limited (NYSE:WIT) is the first PCMM Level 5 and SEI CMM Level 5 certified global IT services organization. Wipro Technologies was recently assessed at Level 5 for CMMI V 1.2 across offshore and onsite development centers. Wipro is one of the largest product engineering and support service providers worldwide. Wipro provides comprehensive research and development services, IT solutions and services, including systems integration, information systems outsourcing, package implementation, software application development, and maintenance services to corporations globally.
In the Indian market, Wipro is a leader in providing IT solutions and services for the corporate segment in India, offering system integration, network integration, software solutions and IT services.
Wipro also has a profitable presence in niche market segments of consumer products and lighting. In the Asia-Pacific and Middle East markets, Wipro provides IT solutions and services for global corporations. Wipro’s ADS’ are listed on the New York Stock Exchange, and its equity shares are listed in India on the Stock Exchange – Mumbai, and the National Stock Exchange. For more information, please visit our websites at www.wipro.com and www.wiprocorporate.com.