Wipro Names Sarah Adam-Gedge as Managing Director for Australia, New Zealand

IT services firm Wipro has appointed Sarah Adam-Gedge as Managing Director for its Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) operations.

A regulatory filing states that Sarah has worked in service-based consultancies and projects for more than 25 years across Australia and New Zealand, Asia-Pacific, Middle East and Africa and Latin America.

It further adds that Sarah possesses strong experience in leading digital transformation initiatives for large companies across the globe with a successful track record of driving growth, business agility, profitability, and managing successful relationships with customers and the influencer ecosystem.

The regulatory filing states, "As the P&L leader for ANZ, Sarah will focus on Wipro's vision for business growth, revenue expansion, client relationships, talent development, industry connects and brand building," it said.

It adds, before joining Wipro, Sarah has held numerous senior executive roles as Managing Director of Publicist Sapient Australia, Managing Director of Avanade Australia, Managing Partner and Vice President at IBM, Managing Partner at PwC and Partner at Arthur Andersen.

NS Bala, CEO, APMEA Wipro says, "ANZ has been a strategic focus for Wipro over the years and even more so now with the region's growing demand for comprehensive digital transformation solutions, agility and scale, specialised technology requirements and innovation. I am excited to welcome Sarah and am confident that her leadership and deep understanding of this market will help clients succeed and drive our growth ambition in this region."