Wipro CEO Pallia has challenging tasks cut out in reviving firm's fortunes

Wipro's new CEO Srinivas Pallia, who took over the reins from Thierry Delaporte, has challenging tasks cut out in reviving the company's fortunes, retaining key leaders and restoring morale as he faces tough quarters, weak global cues and discerning shareholders at the USD 11 billion IT services firm, industry watchers say. Some analysts believe that the outgoing CEO, Paris-based Delaporte whose five-year tenure came to an abrupt end with his resignation on Saturday, could not effectively address many operational and leadership issues at the multi-billion dollar IT powerhouse, that had been lagging peers on performance and operational metrics quarter-after-quarter. "The morale has been sapped out of Wipro for a year now, and this change in leadership is at least six months overdue," Phil Fersht CEO of HFS Research said in a note. Fersht noted that the new CEO will need to "nail down" his plans quickly, give the firm renewed direction, and convince key stakeholders he is the right ..