Azim Hashim Premji is an Indian business Icon who is the chairman of Wipro Limited.
Born: July 24, 1945 (age 66), Mumbai
Education: Stanford University, St. Mary’s School, ICSE
Source of Wealth: Software
Residence: Bangalore, India
Country of Citizenship: India
Marital Status: Married
If People Are Not Laughing At Your Goals,Your Goals Are Too Small.
We hire on requirement basis and not on anticipation.
My company believes in hiring people based on merit.
It is heading to be the IT capital of the country. That’s very good.
We believe this combination of excellence in operations and strong execution of our strategy is critical to achieve our vision. We will continue to focus on both in future as well.
We compete with global companies and are primarily in the services business, which is highly people dependent.
I think they are getting their act together now. Fundamentally GM is a very strong company. I think it will pull out of it faster than people expect them to.
The dividend payouts will be more generous than in the past two years and will be broadly in line with what we told investors in the last quarter.
It is no longer the issue of whether one should focus on China, or India versus China, but of India and China.
As you get bigger, you have to learn to delegate. It’s also an excellent way to get staff involved in the company’s operations.
The early years were more about learning than about acting. I had to carry on my father’s work, which was a big challenge.
As an advisor, I can say what I want. If I were a politician, I would constantly have to compromise, and I’m incapable of doing that.
I want Wipro to be among the top ten IT companies in the world.
Character is one factor that will guide all our actions and decisions.We invested in uncompromising integrity that helped us take difficult stands in some of the most difficult business situations.
There are millions of children today who don’t attend school. However,education is the only way to get ahead in this country.
