Rishad Premji to be non-executive chairman at Wipro, nod likely on Jan 14

Premji scion will be one of the youngest to don the role

Rishad Premji is likely to become the non-executive chairman at Wipro Limited as the Securities and Exchange Board of India’s (Sebi) directive on separation of chairman and CEO roles comes into effect from April 1.

According to sources, Wipro’s board, which is scheduled to meet on January 14, is expected to take a decision in this regard.

"The shareholder resolution brought out at annual general meeting (AGM) on June, 2019, is visibly clear. The company has spelt it out clearly that in view of the (Sebi) provisions, Rishad (Premji) will move to the role of non-executive chairman," said Amit Tandon,