Wipro Earns a Place in the IN25 "Champions of Innovation" List
Wipro Technologies has earned a place in the IN25 "Champions of Innovation" listings, published in the latest issue of BusinessWeek. Divakaran Mangalath, Chief Technology Officer, Wipro Technologies was also the only Indian to be profiled in the high-powered list of 25 companies published by BusinessWeek today. The list includes some of the largest and well-known companies worldwide including HP, Google, BMW, Nike and Apple.
Commenting on this listing, Divakaran Mangalath, Chief Technology Officer, Wipro Technologies said, “I am proud to a part of this elite group. Innovations are central to Wipro’s business strategy and in the past few years we have created a strong culture of innovation that helps our customers stay ahead of the obsolescence curve.”
According to BusinessWeek, "Wipro, the top Indian IT services provider, has long excelled at incremental innovation. Now the trick is to master the kind of disruptive innovation that will create whole new businesses; what the company calls "Quantum Innovation." Mangalath is earning great success while leading the charge." The Wipro Innovation Group is a central body that drives Innovations across Wipro. Headed by the Chief Technology Officer, the mandate for the Innovation Group is to manage Wipro Innovations and enable Wipro achieve higher bottom line through successful new initiatives.
2006 IN25 list
Chris Bangle, Chief of Design, BMW Group
Stephaine Barry, Director of Global Innovation, WD-40
