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ALEXIS
SAMUEL
Vice President and Chief Risk Officer, Wipro Ltd
As Vice President and Chief Risk officer, Alexis has the charter to assess and mitigate Strategic and Operational risks
across the organization with a sharp focus on Wipro Technologies. Prior to this he was the Head of Central
Engineering and Delivery Excellence, leading activities related to Wipro’s global IT business with a charter to reduce
costs, improve productivity, and enhance customer experience.
He has 22 years of work experience across different industry segments 12 of which have been with Wipro. He has
held senior management positions as delivery excellence head for Wipro Technologies, six sigma and business
transformation head for Wipro’s Consumer goods division, and P&L head of a multi product Wipro factory.
He graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical and Electronics engineering from College of Engineering Guindy,
Chennai, in 1989. He is a Six Sigma Master Black belt and is a Graduate of the Advanced Management Program
(AMP) from the Harvard Business School.
Alexis also has participatory research interests with faculty in Harvard and Wharton business schools in the area of
Team constructs, Lean in IT, Program management and nudge factors in employee behavior in the context of IT
services delivered by Wipro Technologies.
He is married to Hannah who has a Masters in Psychology with PG Diplomas in Mental retardation and learning
disabilities. She teaches students with learning disabilities. They have two children Rebecca, 14 and Andrew 11. They
make their home at Bangalore – India.
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