The Luminous Life of Azim Premji

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What they say aboutWhat they say about

him?...him?...The best person I ve seen who hasThe best person I ve seen who has

scaled himself up. He s taken it uponscaled himself up. He s taken it uponhimself to go from being someone whohimself to go from being someone whoinherited a factory in Amalner,inherited a factory in Amalner,Maharashtra, to being a globalMaharashtra, to being a global

ambassador for India. I Completelyambassador for India. I Completelyadmire him for that.admire him for that.--Vivek PaulVivek Paul

CEO, Wipro Corp.CEO, Wipro Corp.


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T he Rising of T heT he Rising of T he

LegendLegendMr. Azim Hashim PremjiMr. Azim Hashim Premji The chairman ofThe chairman ofWipro Corporation was born in 1945 inWipro Corporation was born in 1945 in

MaharashtraMaharashtraAn alumnus of Stanford University, U.S.A.An alumnus of Stanford University, U.S.A.His father started a vegetable oil company inHis father started a vegetable oil company in1945 in Maharashtra but in 1966 he died of1945 in Maharashtra but in 1966 he died ofheart attack and Mr. Azim Premji joined Wiproheart attack and Mr. Azim Premji joined Wiproin 1966 at the age of 21in 1966 at the age of 21


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Distinctive personality

Distinctive personality

R ole model for young entrepreneursR ole model for young entrepreneurs

Faithful adherence to core valuesF aithful adherence to core values

Dedicated about delivering values toD edicated about delivering values to

customerscustomers

A man of simple living and high thinkingA man of simple living and high thinking


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A bout the ship of theA bout the ship of the

captaincaptain By transforming a small, family-runbusiness in B anglore into a globalinformation services giant, Ajim Premjisymbolises success in IndiaIn 1980, Premji set up an IT division:Wipro Technologies for computermanufacturing, software developmentand maintenance.Wipro is working with 78000 employees

with a revenue of $ 3.47 billions.


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Wipro Technologies deals in followingWipro Technologies deals in followingbusinessesbusinesses ::

IT ServicesIT ServicesProduct engineering servicesProduct engineering servicesB usiness process outsourcingB usiness process outsourcingConsulting servicesConsulting servicesTechnology infrastructure serviceTechnology infrastructure service


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Achievements

Achievements

F irst Indian IT Service Provider to beawarded Gold-Level Status inMicrosoft's Windows EmbeddedPartner Program

y World's 1st IT Services Company to

use Six Sigma.World's largest independent R&DServices Provider


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Under his leadership, a US$ 2 millionhydrogenated cooking fat company has grown

to a US$1.76 billion IT Services organization

Wipro is 2 nd most competitive and successfulcompany in India - B usinesToday

He is the 5th richest Indian, with a net worth of$13.6 billion.


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AMan of Ethics

AMan of Ethics

He refused to pay kickbacks to get oneof his oil plants connected to theelectrical network , although thealternative solution was much morecostly

He refused to name one of his two sonsto head the company


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His Policies

His Policies

Work is the only way to survive in acompetitive environment

He gives importance to humility andhonesty. Company slogan is written on

every Wipro business card: Withrespect for human values, we promise toserve our customers with integrity.


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Wipro and Corporate SocialWipro and Corporate Social

ResponsibilityResponsibilityEstablished Wipro Cares : foundation

Set up the libraries in slums anImparting computer skills andscholarships to needy students.

Introduced Wipro s Gujarat EarthquakeR elief F und


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V iews on PublicV iews on PublicD

evelopmentD

evelopmentPlaces tremendous emphasis.Places tremendous emphasis.

Customer is a key to the future.Customer is a key to the future.Global Competence: F irst IndianGlobal Competence: F irst Indiancompany to receive SEIcompany to receive SEI- -CMM level 5,CMM level 5,the highest global distinction in qualitythe highest global distinction in qualityfrom the Software Engineering Institutefrom the Software Engineering Instituteof the US, for its entire softwareof the US, for its entire softwarebusinessbusiness


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ConclusionConclusionOn the basis of the facts revealed in the bookthis can be concluded that people like Azim

Premji are born once in a century and set abench mark of success which enlightens theway of their followers along with motivatingthem to step forward on the road to progress

& prosperity. The way to success is not easy,it needs sacrifices, ones whole hearteddevotion towards achieving the set target butthen- the success got in the end is worth it.


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