About

Since its founding in 1945, Indian company Wipro has developed into a leading global information technology, consulting and business process services company. Amongst the company’s 160,000 employees is general counsel and global head – legal, Deepak Acharya who plays drives ethics and statutory compliance across the numerous jurisdictions that Wipro operates in. Acharya joined the firm in February 2018 and has already made an impact by overseeing a number of key deals such as a 10 year strategic partnership with Alight solutions worth around US$1.6bn as well as winning a contract from Falck to transform the healthcare company’s finance operations. Acharya is a well-respected and highly experienced Indian in-house lawyer having spent 26 years in the legal department of global consumer products company P&G. Holding senior legal positions there, he managed legal teams covering various markets and regions from P&G’s offices in India, Switzerland and Singapore. Now at Wipro, Acharya is recognised for continuing to demonstrate the hallmarks of a top in-house counsel with a strong business focus.