T. K. Kurien

T. K. Kurien is an Indian chartered accountant and business executive. Kurien is Managing Partner and Chief Investment Officer at Premji Invest, a venture capital company set up by Azim Premji.^[1] Prior to that he was the Executive Vice Chairman at Wipro Limited, chaired by Premji. He was also a member of the Wipro Corporate Executive Council.^[1]

Career

Prior to taking over the role as CEO of the IT business in Feb 2011, Kurien was President of Wipro's recently launched Eco Energy business.^[2] In June 2008, he took on the responsibility of heading Wipro's Consulting arm, WCS (Wipro Consulting Services) establishing it as a distinct offering by Wipro.^{[citation needed]} From 2004 to 2008, TK headed Wipro BPO. In February 2003, he became the Chief Executive of Healthcare & Life Sciences, a new business segment of Wipro Ltd formed in April 2002 to address the market opportunities in Healthcare and Life Science IT.^{[citation needed]} In his early years at Wipro, Kurien started the Telecom Internet Service Provider business.

Before joining Wipro, Kurien served as the CEO of GE X Ray from October 1997 to January 2000 and prior to that was the CFO of GE Medical Systems (South Asias). TK now is the Chief Investment Offìcer at Premji Invest.^[3]

Personal life

Kurien studied at the Hyderabad Public School.^[4] He is a chartered accountant by qualification, being a member of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI).^{[citation needed]} He spends his spare time reading books on history and strategy.^[5]

References

External links

• T K Kurien Profile at Wipro