In Mission Mode: Thierry Delaporte, CEO & MD, Wipro
An IT services industry’s veteran of 27 years, Thierry Delaporte, as CEO and MD, brings strategic insight to Wipro’s leadership team, deep operational knowledge for driving business growth and furthering partnerships, as well as his experience of leading cross-cultural teams.
Prior to joining Wipro, Delaporte was the chief operating officer and a member of the Group Executive Board at Capgemini. He drove Capgemini’s strategic planning and operations for several key businesses, and led the group’s transformation agenda. Delaporte is the co-founder of Life Project 4 Youth, a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to the professional and social integration of young adults living in extreme poverty.
Strong Revenue Growth
Under Delaporte, Wipro IT Services achieved significant growth and operational excellence in the financial year 2021-2022, crossing an important revenue milestone of $10.4 billion. The company’s focus on investing in solutions, capabilities and talent enabled it to generate strong revenue growth, maintain high margins, and drive record net income.
With its customer-centric approach and technology-driven ecosystem, Wipro IT Services is well-positioned to continue to deliver value to its clients and shareholders, and pursue growth opportunities in the global market.
“Our net income in absolute terms was the highest ever, which grew by over 13 per cent and earnings per share expanded by 17 per cent for the full year. We also had a robust operating cash flow generation of Rs 11,000 crore,” said Delaporte.
He termed FY22 as the year that saw Wipro clock its highest ever net talent acquisition. “We continued to invest in our people and added over 45,000 new employees on a net basis in FY22, marking our highest ever net talent acquisition,” Delaporte said.
Among the Indian IT companies, Delaporte is one of the highest paid CEOs. As per news reports, Delaporte’s annual compensation stands at Rs 79 crore, which amounts to 0.1 per cent of the company's revenue and 0.65 per cent of the company's profit.
