Wipro on Monday announced the appointment of Vyomesh Joshi, an information technology industry veteran to its board of directors with immediate effect.

Joshi will serve as an independent member on the board and has spend having spent over three decades in the industry. He was until recently the executive vice-president of Hewlett-Packard’s Imaging and Printing Group.

Welcoming him to the board, Wipro Chairman Azim Premji said, “He brings in a unique combination of wisdom and technical capabilities. I am sure that Wipro will benefit from his insights and experience.”

Joshi received Masters’ Degree in Electrical Engineering from Ohio State University, US and had joined Hewlett Packard in 1980 as a research and development engineer and retired in March 2012 after a 32-year career with HP

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