General Counsel, Wipro
Brief info
Tejal Patil

Senior Vice President and General Counsel at Wipro Limited.

An industry veteran with over 27 years of legal, compliance, risk and governance experience across Asia Pacific, Tejal has provided strategic and risk advise to CEOs, senior management and Board of Directors, assisted in accelerating growth as well as keeping the company safe. Her previous experience includes Asia Pacific roles with OYO Hotels and Homes, GE’s healthcare, consumer and industrial, and aviation businesses, and as General Counsel based in Singapore and Tokyo.

She has been recognized in the Legal 500 GC Powerlist, GC Influencers (Chambers), Top 100 Powerful Women in Law, ICCA and for her Exemplary Contribution to the Compliance Eco-System.

Professional Memberships

  • Member, FICCI Corporate Laws Committee
  • Ex Member CII Sub Committee on Integrity and Governance

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Arts (Hons.)
  • Bachelor of Laws
  • Solicitor (Bombay Incorporated Law Society; Law Society of England and Wales)
  • Certified Six Sigma Green Belt
  • Business courses at the GE Crotonville Leadership Academy and The Harvard Business School Executive Education Program on Customer Centricity

Tejal Patil is a founder member of the GCAI and her valuable contribution towards making this platform a reality will go a long way in making the organisation realise its goals especially that of mentoring new talent.

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