Wipro Technologies, the global IT services business of Wipro, has opened a new office in Seoul, Korea and has appointed Ki Young Jang as the country head for South Korea.
In the new role, Ki-Young will have overall responsibility for company’s business in the country and will be based out of the Seoul centre.
In addition, Ki-Young will oversee the ‘Go to Market’ strategy, drive revenue growth and leverage on Wipro’s strength in innovation, technology, process insight and globalisation to further enhance the company’s position as a business transformation catalyst.
Ki-Young has 25 years of experience across sales, marketing and alliances. Prior to joining Wipro, Ki-Youn has worked with IBM & Bearing Point in Korea and held various senior managerial roles.
Rajat Mathur, SVP and chief sales and operations officer APAC, Wipro Technologies, said, "South Korea is an important market for us and in addition to our existing clients, we will be pursuing both new business and partnership opportunities.
"Korea has shown tremendous resilience in overcoming the global financial crisis and with leading global companies and other very large organisations based here; we strongly believe that we can bring value to them through our global experience and capabilities. Ki-Young’s extensive experience in South Korea will add immense value in taking Wipro’s commitment to the next level."
Ki Young, said: "I am excited to join Wipro as it is among the leading IT Services players today and offers high-end IT consulting and managed services across a broad spectrum of industry verticals. I look forward to be a part of Wipro and my focus would be to grow and strengthen our presence in Korea through customer relationships and augmenting the local staff."
