Wipro Limited announced the appointment of Sarat Chand as Regional Head and Managing Director of Northern Europe. Sarat will report to Wipro's Europe CEO Pierre Bruno. Sarat joined Wipro in 2001.

Over his two decades at Wipro, he's assumed a variety of leadership roles, including solutions lead, account management, EMEA utilities business head, and, most recently, the head of Wipro's Benelux region. As the head of the Benelux region, Sarat significantly strengthened Wipro's position in the market, driving growth with both existing and new clients. Under Sarat's leadership Wipro's Netherlands business has consistently been ranked among the top IT providers in the region by analyst firms. As the head of Northern Europe, Sarat will lead Wipro's Benelux and Nordics region, which includes seven strategic growth markets: Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Luxemburg, the Netherlands, Norway, and Sweden.

Previously, the Nordics region was led by Vinay Firake, who was recently appointed to CEO of APMEA strategic market unit. Sarat holds a Mechanical Engineering Degree from Bangalore University. He will be based in Amsterdam.