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Entrepreneur
10-05-2025
- Business
- Entrepreneur
Wipro Appoints Sandeep Dhar as Global Head of GCC Practice
In his new role, Dhar will be responsible for leading Wipro's consulting-led and technology-enabled GCC strategy. He will report directly to Sanjeev Jain, Wipro's chief operating officer You're reading Entrepreneur India, an international franchise of Entrepreneur Media. Wipro Limited has appointed Sandeep Dhar as the global head of its global capability center (GCC) practice, the company announced today. With over three decades of experience in the GCC ecosystem and consulting, Dhar is set to lead Wipro's efforts in transforming GCCs into AI-powered innovation and transformation hubs for global enterprises. In his new role, Dhar will be responsible for leading Wipro's consulting-led and technology-enabled GCC strategy. He will report directly to Sanjeev Jain, Wipro's chief operating officer. According to Wipro, the aim is to support global organizations in establishing and scaling future-ready capability centers that deliver both operational excellence and strategic value. "Wipro has been a trusted partner to GCCs for over two decades," said Sanjeev Jain, chief operating officer, Wipro Limited. "We are delighted to welcome Sandeep to our team. His vast experience in leading and transforming GCCs, combined with Wipro's robust capabilities and comprehensive suite of services for GCCs, will enable us to deliver superior business value to clients." Dhar has played a pivotal role in shaping some of the most recognized GCCs in the industry. As managing director, he was instrumental in transforming the Tesco and Goldman Sachs Consumer Bank GCCs into strategic engines of innovation and growth. Throughout his career, he has led profit and loss operations, driven digital transformation initiatives, and implemented cutting-edge engineering practices across diverse industries. Dhar, who assumes leadership of one of Wipro's key growth areas, emphasized the importance of aligning GCC operations with evolving enterprise goals. "As GCCs evolve to meet the dynamic business needs, enterprises require a trusted partner with the strategic vision to transform them into innovation hubs that drive impact," said Sandeep Dhar. "Wipro is ideally positioned to be the strategic partner of choice for GCCs, offering services that align with their objectives to establish, scale, transform or exit. I look forward to enhancing our focus and execution in this space."
Time of India
09-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Wipro appoints Sandeep Dhar as global head of GCC practice
IT major Wipro has appointed Sandeep Dhar as global head of its global capability centre (GCC) practice. #Operation Sindoor India-Pakistan Clash Live Updates| Missiles, shelling, and attacks — here's all that's happening Pakistani Air Force jet shot down in Pathankot by Indian Air Defence: Sources India on high alert: What's shut, who's on leave, and state-wise emergency measures 'In his new role, Sandeep will spearhead Wipro's consulting-led and AI-powered GCC strategy, designed to help global enterprises establish and scale as future-ready transformation and innovation hubs,' the company said in a statement. Dhar will report to Wipro's chief operating officer (COO), Sanjeev Jain. 'His vast experience in leading and transforming GCCs, combined with Wipro's robust capabilities and comprehensive suite of services for GCCs, will enable us to deliver superior business value to clients,' Jain said. ET reported in March that Indian IT majors are beefing up their GCC practice with dedicated divisions setting up teams and appointing leaders to help overseas firms establish technology centres in India beyond existing partnerships. Live Events GCCs are locally registered entities providing services to their global parent organisations. Over the past three to five years, GCCs have been expanding their operations in India with higher value-added work beyond being just a cost centre. Discover the stories of your interest Blockchain 5 Stories Cyber-safety 7 Stories Fintech 9 Stories E-comm 9 Stories ML 8 Stories Edtech 6 Stories Wipro's GCC services cover the entire lifecycle, from portfolio strategy to setup and operations. This ensures clients receive solutions that align with their strategic goals, offering tailored approaches for efficiency, transformation, innovation, and enhanced performance, the company said in a statement. On his appointment, Dhar said, 'As GCCs evolve to meet the dynamic business needs, enterprises require a trusted partner with the strategic vision to transform them into innovation hubs that drive impact.' With over three decades of experience, Dhar has held senior leadership positions at Goldman Sachs , heading its consumer banking in India and at Hexaware as president for customer experience transformation. He also worked for over five years at global retailer Tesco's shared services arm of Tesco HSC , and later had a short stint at Capgemini as COO for business services. In his most recent full-time role, Dhar was the chief delivery officer at technology services firm Apexon. India currently has a 17% share of GCCs globally, housing more than 1,700 such centres that employed 1.9 million people as of March 2024. The segment's revenue jumped 40% to $64.6 billion in FY24 and is expected to touch $100 billion with 2,100 units by 2030.
