Wipro Technologies bags Bravo 2002 award from Best Buy Co

Bangalore: Wipro Technologies, the global IT services division of Wipro (www.wipro.com), has announced that it has received the Bravo IT award from Best Buy Co recognising Wipro as Best Buy’s premier IS partner for 2002.

The Bravo Award acknowledges outstanding vendor performance and recognises those vendors that demonstrate a passion, vision and drive for operational excellence throughout the past year.

“Best Buy is committed to recognising business partners who have performed above and beyond our expectations,” says Todd Soller, IS leader responsible for Best Buy’s global sourcing programme. “Wipro is a valued partner and we are pleased to present it this award in only its second year of service with Best Buy. Wipro’s execution excellence has made it a reliable IT partner consistently exceeding our expectations. We are impressed by Wipro’s commitment to make it happen.”

Brad Anderson, vice-chairman and CEO of Best Buy, presented the award to Team Wipro, including Richard S Garnick, chief executive (Americas’ Field Operations); Srinivas Pallia, relationship manager; Bhaskar Madari, onsite manager; and Hariprasad Shetty, programme manager of Wipro Technologies.

Winners were selected on the basis of a variety of criteria including strategic vision, willingness to partner, innovation, customer service, achievement orientation, cultural fit and financial impacts.

“This award recognises Wipro Technologies’ consistently high quality delivery to Best Buy during the course of this relationship,” says Richard Garnick, chief executive (Americas’ Field Operations), Wipro Technologies, who received the award on behalf of Wipro.