Monday 23 December 2013

Birth of a leader: The inspiring story of Wipro's Senior VP

December 23, 2013 10:34 IST
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Varsha Adusumilli, Yourstory.in
Senior Vice President and Head of Wipro’s global IT business strategic unit Sangita Singh, shares inspiring moments from her 21-year-old professional journey and offers lessons in leadership for young professionals.
Sangita Singh is the Senior Vice President and Head of Wipro’s global IT business strategic business unit -- which is focused on delivering business value through strategic solutions to Healthcare and Life sciences industry.
Sangita has spent 21 years of her career at Wipro Technologies in Bangalore.
Throughout her journey at Wipro, she sought out newer challenges and constantly scaled herself to become the leader that she is today.
As part of this role, she manages 10 percent of the multinational's global business.
She has won several accolades for her work and extraordinary leadership.
She was recognized as the Young Global Leader 2010 by the World Economic Forum. She was christened as the 'Outsourcing Wunderkid' by the Time magazine and is a recipient of Stevie Award for 'Best Asian Woman Executive' and 'Excellence in Information Technology' award by FLO, the women's wing of FICC.
Now without further ado, we delve deep into the mindset of this leader, and find out what makes her story tick!
Growing up in West Bengal
I was born and brought up in West Bengal. I completed my engineering from REC Durgapur. Post which, I have been at Wipro in Bangalore since the last 21 years.
When I was growing up in West Bengal, education was priority number one, which I am sure is the case in most middle class Indian families.
In Bengal, however, the goal for women was not just to be educated, but also to participate meaningfully in the society. However, I really came into being after my marriage.
Even though I was growing up in West Bengal, there was a lot of Bihar in me.
My parents are from Bihar. So I had to get married early and I had to be a good wife, I was growing up with that mindset.
Despite all that, there was always the confidence and courage to be oneself, which was inculcated in me by my parents.


“Life is 10 percent what you make it
and 90 percent how you take it.”

Irving Berlin
 
 
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Deepali Agravat

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