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title: "WIPRO: Innovative Since 1945 with the Tech King at the Helm"
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# WIPRO: Innovative Since 1945 with the Tech King at the Helm

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<p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://cfi.co/awards/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/wipro.jpg"><img class=" wp-image-219 aligncenter" title="wipro" src="https://cfi.co/awards/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/wipro-275x300.jpg" alt="" width="165" height="180" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>The CFI judging panel applaud the ‘WIPRO Way’ which calls for good timing, predictability, reliability and cost-cutting at this IT giant from Bangalore.  </strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">WIPRO started out as a vegetable oil manufacturer in 1945 and has been headed by Azim Premji since the late 1960s. Chairman Premji was described by <em>Business Week </em>as India’s Tech King (which according to the judges is just about right). The judges declared WIPRO a Corporate Leader in Asia because of the organisation’s history of innovation and strong CSR policies - which focus to a large extent on the quality of school education.</p>