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T.K. Kurien takes over at Wipro BPO Solutions
New Delhi: T.K. Kurien has been appointed as the Chief Executive of Wipro's BPO business, replacing Raman Roy who has resigned from the company after over three-year-stint, to pursue interests outside Wipro.

"We are pleased to have Mr Kurien lead our BPO initiative at a time when it is at an inflexion point. Given his wide experience in technology and process optimisation and his excellent track record as a leader, Mr Kurien has the right combination of experience and energy to sustain and leverage our position of leadership in BPO to broaden our offerings and further realise the emerging opportunities in this space. We would also like to acknowledge the significant contribution of Mr Raman Roy in building this business. We wish him well in his future endeavours," Vivek Paul, Vice-Chairman of Wipro, said in a statement.

Roy had founded Spectramind eServices, which was acquired by Wipro Ltd in 2002. Earlier this year, Wipro Ltd renamed its Wipro Spectramind BPO operations as Wipro BPO Solutions Ltd.

Prior to this assignment, Kurien was part of the Wipro BPO business, heading the transaction processing business initiative. He also had a successful stint as the CFO of Wipro GE Medical Systems Ltd. and as CEO of GE X Ray from October 1997 to January 2000.
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New head of Symphony Data
Hyderabad: Symphony Data, the Indian arm of the US-based STI Knowledge, has announced the appointment of Sandeep Madan as President for its Indian operations.

He joins Symphony Data at Hyderabad, post his stint as the Chief Operating Officer of Nipuna Services Ltd, the BPO subsidiary of Satyam Computer Services Ltd.

STI Knowledge is led by a high-profile entrepreneur Satish Sanan, who grew his software venture, IMR Global, with 14 acquisitions in 4 years to a billion-dollar valuation in the late 90s.
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