Company: WIT
Filing Date: 2025-05-22
Form Type: 20-F
Source: 0000950170-25-076303
Chunk: 101

Company: WIPRO LTD
Filing Date: 2025-05-22
Form: 20-F
Item: Item 6
Chunk 101
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N. S. Kannan became a director of the Company in October 2023 and serves as a member of our Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee, bringing over 32 years of experience in the Financial Services domain, including Banking and Insurance. Mr. Kannan superannuated as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer at ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Co. Ltd. in June 2023. During his tenure as Managing Director and CEO, Mr. Kannan led the Company's transformation into a multi-product and multi-channel company. Mr. Kannan has served in various leadership roles in the ICICI group, including as Executive Director and CFO of ICICI Bank. Mr. Kannan has also served as Chairman/Non-Executive Director of various ICICI group companies.
Mr. Kannan has also been part of several committees constituted by various regulatory bodies. He is a member of the Reserve Bank of India’s Academic Council of College of Supervisors and Standing External Advisory Committee for evaluating applications for Universal Banks as well as Small Finance Banks, the Securities and Exchange Board of India’s Corporate Bond and Securitisation Advisory Committee, the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India’s Insurance Advisory Committee and a member of its committee to examine and recommend the regulatory framework necessary for the implementation of the proposals under the amendments to the Insurance Act and other Life and General Insurance Councils.
Mr. Kannan is on the Board of the National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development and Bangalore International Airport Limited. In January 2025, Mr. Kannan was appointed to the Board of Directors of TransUnion CIBIL Limited and Jio BlackRock Asset Management Private Limited.
Mr. Kannan, having been at the helm of companies in the financial services domain, has extensive experience and exposure. He comes with leadership experience, and expertise across finance, strategy, corporate governance, audit, risk management including cybersecurity risk, among others.
Mr. Kannan holds an honors graduate degree in Mechanical Engineering from the National Institute of Technology (NIT), Trichy and is a distinguished alumnus of NIT. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst from the ICFAI India. He holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Management from Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, with a gold medal for the best all-round performance.
Executive Officers
On April 6, 2024, Mr. Thierry Delaporte resigned as the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of the Company. He was relieved from the employment of the Company with effect from the