Wipro, an Indian IT, consulting and business process services provider, has appointed Subha Tatavarti as its new Chief Technology Officer.

Subha Tatavarti will be heading Wipro’s Service Transformation, Topcoder, Robotics, SVIC, Open Innovation, Technovation Centre, and Applied Research teams.

She joins Wipro from retail company Walmart, where she was the lead of product, technology development, and commercialization of Enterprise Infrastructure and also for Security, Data Science and Edge platforms.

Thierry Delaporte – CEO and Managing Director of Wipro said: “I warmly welcome Subha to Wipro. A true champion of digital innovation, Subha will work across our technology spectrum, and help our customers meet the complex demands of the modern enterprise.”

Subha Tatavarti had been associated with Paypal prior to joining Walmart. At Paypal, she had led the Product, Data and Infrastructure Platform.

Her earlier career experience include building solutions for Abbott Labs, Bearing Point, Fannie Mae, and others.

Subha Tatavarti said: “It is an honor to join the distinguished team of professionals at Wipro and I look forward to collaborating with them as we create bespoke solutions for clients. I am excited to be a part of Wipro as it continues to grow and expand.”

Earlier this month, Wipro signed a deal to acquire Australian cyber security company Ampion for an undisclosed price.

  India, Thierry Delaporte, Wipro