Chris Barbin has been appointed global culture officer at Indian IT services provider Wipro, the first move of its kind in the sector, as the company aims to become more nimble amid increased disruption. The appointment is a major coup for Wipro which had previously only one woman executive director and was struggling with low morale.
Chris Barbin has been appointed global culture officer at Indian IT services provider Wipro, the first move of its kind in the sector, as the company aims to become more nimble amid increased disruption. Barbin, who was previously CEO of Wipro's cloud unit Appirio, acquired in 2016, where he created an award-winning culture, said in a blog post his job was to "make sure our worker experience is just as ahead of the curve and a role model for our clients".