India’s Wipro names AI chief, head of ‘Americas 2’ unit quits

India’s Wipro names AI chief, head of ‘Americas 2’ unit quits

India’s Wipro names AI chief, head of ‘Americas 2’ unit quits

https://www.reuters.com/world/india/indias-wipro-names-nagendra-bandaru-ceo-ai-segment-2026-04-01/

Publish Date: 2026-04-01 09:00:00

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  • Indian IT services firm Wipro has appointed Nagendra Bandaru, a company insider, as CEO of its newly created artificial intelligence (AI) segment.
  • Bandaru will lead efforts to develop agentic AI solutions and pursue new AI-led business streams.
  • The country’s fourth-largest software exporter also announced the resignation of Suzanne Dann, CEO of its “Americas 2” unit, which generated about a third of Wipro’s revenue and includes the Canada market and U.S. banking, financial services, and energy businesses.
  • Accenture veteran Kanwar Singh has been hired to fill Bandaru’s former role as president and managing partner of Wipro’s technology services business line.
  • Reporting was done by Nishit Navin, with editing by Sonia Cheema and Sahal Muhammed.