BENGALURU: Wipro has filed a complaint against Mohd Haque – its former senior VP and head of healthcare & medical devices for the Americas – for violating non-compete covenants in his employment contract by joining its direct competitor Cognizant as an SVP and business unit head for life sciences, before August 1 this year.
Wipro has also alleged that he was in possession of confidential information whereby he emailed “seven files” containing confidential information from his personal Gmail account that was flagged off by its IT team.
Wipro has also alleged that he was in possession of confidential information whereby he emailed “seven files” containing confidential information from his personal Gmail account that was flagged off by its IT team.
Jumped ship to Cognizant
TOI had reported about Haque joining Cognizant in reports published in September and October. Wipro has referenced TOI’s article in the facts related to the case. Wipro has demanded a jury trial. When TOI reached out to Wipro, the company said it does not comment on matters that are sub judice.
Haque joined Wipro in 2010 as VP of enterprise application services in Bengaluru. Haque, a two-decade veteran at Wipro, was promoted as SVP and sector head for healthcare & medical devices for the Americas last year. He was managing a team of 21,000 people responsible for P&L, sales, strategy, delivery, consulting, and account management.
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