Wipro Technologies expands operations in Korea

Wipro Technologies today announced the official opening of its new office in Seoul, Korea and the appointment of Ki-Young Jang as the country head for South Korea, who will have overall responsibility for company's operations in the country.

Ki-Young brings over 25 years of extensive experience across sales, marketing and alliances. Prior to joining Wipro, Ki-Young worked with IBM and Bearing Point in Korea and held senior managerial roles.

Wipro says Korea, a growing region, shows immense potential as an IT services market to enable it to grow exponentially in the country.

In addition, Wipro has a number of large and global accounts based in South Korea. The appointment of Ki-Young exhibits Wipro's commitment to the market and its outlook for growth and development.

Wipro will offer product engineering services and cater to key verticals such as technology, manufacturing and finance, and serve both local and global customers.

Commenting on his appointment, Rajat Mathur, senior vice president and chief sales and operations officer, in the Asia-Pacific region, said, ''South Korea has shown tremendous resilience in overcoming the global financial crisis.''