ANUP PUROHIT TITLE : CIO COMPANY : WIPRO INDUSTRY : IT SERVICES LOCATION : MUMBAI , INDIA
EXECUTIVE INSIGHT
With more than 25 years of experience across Banking and Financial Services , centred around Innovation in Digital Banking , Financial Management , Business Solutions & Service Delivery , Portfolio & Program Management , Risk & Controls and Information Security , Anup Purohit is the Chief Information Officer at leading global information technology , consulting and business process services company Wipro .
In his role today Purohit is at the helm of Wipro ’ s digital transformation journey , where his core focus is to rearchitect technology & business aligned system footprints , strengthen digital security & trust , create AI & ML based data lake platform for business intelligence , and building a culture that fosters innovation .
As a technology leader , he provides direction in aligning technology with business strategies , reimagining customer success , weaving data and information into power , turning Wipro into a digital showcase for customers , and leveraging technology to create value for the business .
In his most recent role as the CIO of Yes Bank , Anup was in charge of spearheading Business Technology Transformation , AI ML based Business Intelligence & Analytics and Digital Innovation strategy & execution with a relentless focus on bringing future technology into the bank ’ s current technology stack to provide business an edge in competitive market .
Prior to that , Anup was associated with financial institutions such as RBL Bank , Barclays Bank and JPMorgan Chase in leadership roles , where he was responsible for building agile , robust , scalable , and resilient technology platforms and processes , business solutions and service delivery .
Here , Technology Magazine speaks with Purohit about the need for CIOs to balance the adoption of new technologies with data security , and why IT leaders must continue to upskill themselves and their teams .
Given the rapid advancements in AI , how should CIOs balance adopting new technologies with ensuring data protection ? While only 9 % of CIOs have already deployed Gen AI , over 55 % say they will deploy it over the next 24 months .
ANUP PUROHIT TITLE : CIO COMPANY : WIPRO INDUSTRY : IT SERVICES LOCATION : MUMBAI , INDIA
With over 25 years of experience across Banking and Financial Services , Purohit is at the helm of Wipro ’ s digital transformation journey . As a technology leader , he provides direction in aligning technology with business strategies , reimagining customer success and leveraging technology to create value for the business . technologymagazine . com 19