KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, November 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

Wipro Technologies, the Global Information Technology, Consulting and Outsourcing business of Wipro Limited (NYSE:WIT) today announced the appointment of Avy Lim Yuen Leang as the Country Head for Malaysia. Avy will be responsible for Wipro's sales and operations in Malaysia and will report to Sameer Satpute, Head of Business Operations - ASEAN & Korea, Wipro Technologies.

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"Avy brings 24 years of experience in the banking IT industry. Her extensive experience and understanding of local needs of customers in Malaysia, and the surrounding regions of APAC position her well to lead the growth in the region. We continue to make significant investments in the ASEAN region and with a senior person like Avy coming on board, we hope to further strengthen our leadership position in this market", said Sameer Satpute.

Prior to joining Wipro, Avy was the Regional Head of Financial Services & Insurance for Huawei Technologies Malaysia. Before Huawei, Avy spent 5 years as the CEO of Digital China, the largest banking IT vendor in China.

About Wipro Technologies

Wipro Technologies, the global IT business of Wipro Limited (NYSE:WIT) is a leading Information Technology, Consulting and Outsourcing company, that delivers solutions to enable its clients do business better. Wipro Technologies delivers winning business outcomes through its deep industry experience and a 360 degree view of "Business through Technology"- helping clients create successful and adaptive businesses. A company recognized globally for its comprehensive portfolio of services, a practitioner's approach to delivering innovation and an organization wide commitment to sustainability, Wipro Technologies has over 135,000 employees and clients across 54 countries. For more information, please visit http://www.wipro.com or contact us at info@wipro.com.

Forward-looking and Cautionary Statements

Certain statements in this release concerning our future growth prospects are forward-looking statements, which involve a number of risks, and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in such forward-looking statements. The risks and uncertainties relating to these statements include, but are not limited to, risks and uncertainties regarding fluctuations in our earnings, revenue and profits, our ability to generate and manage growth, intense competition in IT services, our ability to maintain our cost advantage, wage increases in India, our ability to attract and retain highly skilled professionals, time and cost overruns on fixed-price, fixed-time frame contracts, client concentration, restrictions on immigration, our ability to manage our international operations, reduced demand for technology in our key focus areas, disruptions in telecommunication networks, our ability to successfully complete and integrate potential acquisitions, liability for damages on our service contracts, the success of the companies in which we make strategic investments, withdrawal of fiscal governmental incentives, political instability, war, legal restrictions on raising capital or acquiring companies outside India, unauthorized use of our intellectual property, and general economic conditions affecting our business and industry. Additional risks that could affect our future operating results are more fully described in our filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. These filings are available at http://www.sec.gov. We may, from time to time, make additional written and oral forward-looking statements, including statements contained in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission and our reports to shareholders. We do not undertake to update any forward-looking statement that may be made from time to time by us or on our behalf.

Contacts:

India:
Dirk Lewis
+91-7760983976
dirk.lewis@wipro.com

Singapore and Malaysia:
Siddharth Nair
+65-98566850
nair.siddharth@wipro.com