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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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