Thierry Delaporte steps down as Wipro s CEO ahead of schedule, replaced by Srinivas Pallia. The market reacts with caution as challenges for the new CEO loom. Analysts predict subdued stock performance in the short term, uncertainty before potential turnaround.
Srinivas Pallia’s plans are a key monitorable and a re-rating trigger for the stock. A comforting factor is that the new CEO is a company veteran, and would be more versed with the organization’s culture and strategies than an external candidate
Wipro Layoffs: Wipro had acquired consulting firm Capco for $1.45 billion in 2021, making this CEO Thierry Delaporte’s biggest bet. However, as post-Covid growth fell and world economies cooled, the consulting business slowed down as customers curbed spending.