Wipro, one of the world’s largest IT services companies, launched a dedicated AI-Native Business and Platforms unit on Wednesday, triggering a top-level leadership restructuring. Nagendra Bandaru, a nearly 30-year Wipro veteran who previously served as President and Managing Partner of Technology Services, was appointed CEO of the new unit effective immediately.
What the Unit Will Do
The AI-Native unit consolidates Wipro’s existing platform assets, including industry-specific platforms like NetOxygen (AI-powered lending), CROAMIS (aviation cargo), and healthcare platforms IHS and HPS, according to Wipro’s regulatory filing. It will incubate new AI-led business lines using an “invest-build-partner” strategy in partnership with Wipro Ventures.
The unit’s mandate is to accelerate “enterprise-grade agentic AI solutions” and drive outcome-based value creation through a distinct operating model, per the company’s announcement. Wipro CEO Srini Pallia framed the move as positioning the company for a “services as software” world, stating it will “build and scale AI-led platforms at an unprecedented speed.”
Leadership Changes
To fill Bandaru’s previous role, Wipro hired Kanwar Singh, a former Accenture executive with over 30 years of experience including a 19-year stint at the consulting giant, as President and Managing Partner of Technology Services Global Business Lines. Singh will report to Pallia and join the executive leadership team, according to The Economic Times.
In a separate filing, Wipro disclosed that Suzanne Dann, CEO for the Americas-2 Strategic Market Unit, is stepping down with a last day of May 3, 2026.
Why It Matters for Agent Infrastructure
The structural commitment is the signal. Wipro created a standalone business unit with its own CEO, reporting directly to the company’s top executive, rather than folding AI into an existing division. When a Tier-1 IT services firm with billions in annual revenue reorganizes around AI-native platforms, it means enterprise clients are actively procuring agent infrastructure at a scale that justifies dedicated delivery organizations. For platforms in the agent stack, the arrival of major systems integrators with dedicated AI units means the enterprise deployment pipeline is opening.