Wipro Share Returns In Last 40 years

WIPRO Wipro Limited is an Indian multinational corporation that provides information technology, consulting and business process services. It is headquartered in Bangalore, Karnataka, India. In 2013, Wipro separated its non-IT businesses and formed the privately owned Wipro Enterprises. The company was incorporated on 29 December 1945 in Amalner, Maharashtra by Mohamed Premji as "Western India Palm Refined Oil Limited" , later abbreviated to "Wipro" . It was initially set up as a manufacturer of vegetable and refined oils in Amalner, Maharashtra, British India, under the trade names of Kisan, Sunflower, and Camel. In 1966, after Mohamed Premji's death, his son Azim Premji took over Wipro as its chairman at the age of 21. Azim Premji - Image source Google Images During the 1970s and 1980s, the company shifted its focus to new opportunities in the I T and computing industry . On 7 June 1977, the name of the company changed from Western India Vegetable Products