Vinay Firake
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CEO of Apmea (Asia Pacific, Middle East, India, Africa) and Member of Executive Board at Wipro
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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CEO of APMEA (Asia Pacific, Middle East, India, Africa) and Member of Executive Board at WiproWiproMay 2024 - Current (2 years 2 months)- SSenior Vice President and Managing Director - NordicsDec 2020 - May 2024 (3 years 6 months)Responsible for end-to-end P/L in the role of CEO for Wipro-Nordics across all sectors and all services. Part of Wipro's Global Leadership Team
- Senior Vice President & Head - Manufacturing (Europe)WiproApr 2018 - Dec 2020 (2 years 9 months)P/L Head of the Manufacturing Business Unit for Wipro-Europe spanning across Automotive, Aerospace & Defense, Industrial and Process manufacturing sectors.
- Senior Vice President & Global Head - Digital Operations & Platforms (Enterprise)WiproJun 2017 - Mar 2018 (10 months)Global P/L Head of Business Process Services across all Enterprise business including Media & Telecom, Retail & Consumer Goods, Travel Transportation & Hospitality, Lifesciences & Services, Energy Utilities & Engg/Construction, Manufacturing & Hi-Tech sectors
- Vice President & Global Head - Digital Operations & Platforms (Enterprise)WiproMar 2016 - Jun 2017 (1 year 4 months)Global Head of Business Process Services across all Enterprise business including Media & I Telecom, Retail & Consumer Goods, Travel Transportation & Hospitality, Lifesciences & Services, Energy Utilities & Engg/Construction, Manufacturing & Hi-Tech
- Vice President & Global Head – Wipro BPO (MedIa & Telecom)WiproDec 2012 - Mar 2016 (3 years 4 months)Global Business Head for Media & Telecom BPS. P/L Head for the business including Strategy, Client satisfaction, Delivery, Go to market, Products & Solutions. With clients spread across US, UK, EMEA, Australia, Canada, APAC, Wipro's Media & Telecom BPS business is one of the largest and fastest growing businesses providing services across Fulfilment, Assurance, Billing & Revenue management, New Media, Advertising and Digital practices.
- Global Head of Sales - Digital Operations & PlatformsWiproJan 2012 - Dec 2012 (1 year)Lead the Go-to-Market for Wipro BPO across the globe including responsibility for profitable growth, strategy, market positioning, new market entry, strategic partnerships, customer relationships, and customer satisfaction
- General Manager and Head - BPO (Europe)WiproDec 2005 - Dec 2011 (6 years 1 month)Head of the BPO business for Wipro across Europe and Africa regions spanning all industry sectors
- RRegional Manager - Enterprise Applications (Europe)Oct 2003 - Dec 2005 (2 years 3 months)Business Development for Enterprise Application Services across sectors in Europe
- PProgram & Account ManagerJul 2000 - Sep 2003 (3 years 3 months)
- Enterprise Applications ConsultantWiproJul 1998 - Jul 2000 (2 years 1 month)
- Management TraineeBombay DyeingJun 1996 - Aug 1997 (1 year 3 months)
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- Growing as a Purposeful Leader, Organizational LeadershipHarvard Business SchoolJan 2025 - Dec 2025 (1 year)The program was structured in 5 modules: 1) Exploring your personal story and purpose 2) Defining a company's purpose 3) Making the company's purpose the keystone of the strategy 4) Defining a culture and creating an environment to support the company's purpose and strategy 5) Leading in a challenging environment
- Global Strategic Leadership Program, Strategic LeadershipThe Wharton SchoolJan 2019 - Dec 2019 (1 year)
- Executive Leadership, LeadershipHarvard Business SchoolJan 2018 - Dec 2025 (8 years)
- MBA, FinancePune UniversityJan 1994 - Dec 1996 (3 years)
- Bachelor of Engineering, Computer EngineeringKarnatak UniversityJan 1989 - Dec 1993 (5 years)