IT giant, Wipro has filed a complaint against an ex-healthcare head for breach of contract for violating non-compete covenants in his employment contract by joining Wipro’s direct competitor Cognizant.
Moreover, according to the report of the TOI, Wipro’s complaint was against the employee Mohd Haque for allegedly breaching the non-compete clause in his employment contract.
Haque is accused of sharing Wipro’s confidential information with competitor Cognizant, a move that could potentially expose Wipro to significant risks.
Evidence presented in the complaint suggests Haque used his personal Gmail account to email proprietary information to Cognizant, a direct violation of his employment contract.
On his resignation, Wipro had asked Mohd Haque intent to join the competitor company Cognizant which was kept confidential, and then joined Cognizant after his relieving from Wipro.
As per the terms of his employment agreement, Haque agreed “to pay Wipro such sums as would be equivalent to his gross remuneration earned by him during the last twelve (12) months of service with the company” if he violated his noncompete covenant.
Mohd Haque Employment History
Mohd Haque was associated with Wipro for over 12 years as Senior Vice President & Sector Head – Healthcare & Medical Devices. In this role, he was responsible for Multi-Million $ MN P&L, Sales, ‘Go-to-Market’ strategy, Delivery, and Customer Satisfaction for the Healthcare and Medical Devices business unit for Wipro, and managing a team of 21000+ people. He held various roles at the company.
He had held various leadership roles at Wipro and his association was with the organization since 2010.
With over 25 years of professional expertise in transforming and building global businesses, he had the privilege of contributing to the digital transformation of several global enterprises by leveraging technology and great teams.
Prior to Wipro, he had served key leadership roles at various eminent organizations including PricewaterhouseCoopers, GE, and Genpact where he led business in multiple industry domains – Manufacturing, Energy, Chemicals, Automotive, CPG, Industrial Products, and services.
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