Vacuum ...where?

Leaving a Vacuum at Wipro

A lot has been said about Vivek Paul's departure from Wipro and how it "clouds" the future of Wipro. So, I decided to see if Paul has been really good for Wipro. I did a 5yr Investment Growth graph on MSN Money for WIT and compared it with INFY. Guess what, they are pretty much identical. So, what Paul was able to do for Wipro, folks at Infosys were able to do for themselves (keep in mind it was during this time Infosys US head quit on sexual harrassment charges).

So, where does that leave us? Vivek Paul certainly did not screw things up at Wipro and certainly increased its international profile. His personality and ability to quote Jack W of GE helped him become a darling of the western press who suddenly had to cover stuff about offshoring. Wipro has had somexstrong leadership before Vivek Paul (remember Ashok Soota) and will probably continue to have good leadership. And, as for the vacuum, I think it is in the heads of these reporters.