Premji's son joins Wipro

IT czar Azim Premji's eldest son Rishad Premji, 29, has finally joined Wipro, India's third largest IT services organisation, after the company's annual general meeting on Wednesday approved his appointment.

Premji was not willing to elaborate on his son's role in the company: "He has joined the company as our new employee. He has been appointed in our flagship global IT services and products division."

When asked whether Rishad's appointment was part of his succession plan for the company, Premji said: "I have no comments to make or details to share. All I can say is Rishad is our new employee and will work in the IT division, reporting to Girish Paranjpe, president, financial services."

Paranjpe said Rishad has been absorbed in a lateral position and will undergo induction over the next two months. "He will be based in Bangalore. He is like any other new employee for us. In view of his bright academic and professional background, he will be handling special projects in consulting and financial services," Paranjpe said.

After obtaining MBA from Harvard Business School, Rishad worked at General Electric (GE) in US, and Bain & Co, a global consulting firm in Britain, where he was business development executive, handling financial and other allied services.