T. K. Kurien
 | A major contributor to this article appears to have a close connection with its subject. (October 2018) |
TK Kurien | |
|---|---|
| Education | Chartered Accountant |
| Title | Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director, Wipro Limited. |
| Successor | Abidali Neemuchwala |
T. K. Kurien is an Indian chartered accountant and business executive. Kurien is Managing Partner and Chief Investment Officer at Premji Invest, a venture capital company set up by Azim Premji.[1] Prior to that he was the Executive Vice Chairman at Wipro Limited, chaired by Premji. He was also a member of the Wipro Corporate Executive Council.[1]
Career
[edit]Prior to taking over the role as CEO of the IT business in February 2011, Kurien was President of Wipro's recently launched Eco Energy business.[2] In June 2008, he took on the responsibility of heading Wipro's Consulting arm, WCS (Wipro Consulting Services) establishing it as a distinct offering by Wipro.[citation needed] From 2004 to 2008, TK headed Wipro BPO. In February 2003, he became the Chief Executive of Healthcare & Life Sciences, a new business segment of Wipro Ltd formed in April 2002 to address the market opportunities in Healthcare and Life Science IT.[citation needed] In his early years at Wipro, Kurien started the Telecom Internet Service Provider business.
Before joining Wipro, Kurien served as the CEO of GE X Ray from October 1997 to January 2000 and prior to that was the CFO of GE Medical Systems (South Asias). TK now is the Chief Investment Offìcer at Premji Invest.[3]
Personal life
[edit]Kurien studied at the Hyderabad Public School.[4] He is a chartered accountant by qualification, being a member of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI).[citation needed] He spends his spare time reading books on history and strategy.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "T K Kurien, Premjiinvest: Profile and Biography". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
- ^ "T K Kurien is Wipro's new CEO IT Business; Paranjpe, Vaswani step down". The Economic Times. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
- ^ Mendonca, Jochelle. "Wipro's TK Kurien to take over as chief investment officer at Premji Invest". The Economic Times. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
- ^ "This Hyderabad school has produced Fortune 500 CEOs, actors and politicians". www.timesnownews.com. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
- ^ "Wipro - About Wipro>Wipro Leadership Team". www.wipro.com. Archived from the original on 7 September 2013.