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| name = TK Kurien<br />
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| education = Chartered Accountant<br />
| title = Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director, [[Wipro]] Limited.<br />
| successor = [[Abidali Neemuchwala]]<br />
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'''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]]. Prior to that he was the Executive Vice Chairman at [[Wipro]] Limited, chaired by Premji. TK was also a member of the Wipro Corporate Executive Council.{{citation needed|date=October 2018}}<br />
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==Career==<br />
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.{{citation needed|date=October 2018}} In June 2008, he took on the responsibility of heading Wipro's Consulting arm, WCS (Wipro Consulting Services), and spearheaded its growth, establishing it as a distinct offering by Wipro.{{citation needed|date=October 2018}} From 2004 to 2008, TK headed Wipro BPO.{{citation needed|date=October 2018}} 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|date=October 2018}} In his early years at Wipro, Kurien started the Telecom Internet Service Provider business.{{citation needed|date=October 2018}}<br />
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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).{{Citation needed|date=July 2011}} TK now is the Chief Investment Offìcer at Premji Invest.{{citation needed|date=October 2018}}<br />
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==Personal life==<br />
Kurien studied at the [[Hyderabad Public School]].{{Citation needed|date=October 2018}}<br />
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Kurien is a chartered accountant by qualification, being a member of [[Institute of Chartered Accountants of India]] (ICAI).{{Citation needed|date=October 2018}}<br />
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He spends his spare time reading books on history and strategy.<ref>http://www.wipro.com/about-Wipro/Wipro-leadership-team/T-K-Kurien.aspx</ref><br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.wipro.com/about-Wipro/Wipro-leadership-team/T-K-Kurien.aspx T K Kurien Profile] at [[Wipro]]<br />
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