Partnership to focus on building the future of
British Tennis
Wipro Digital, the digital business unit of Wipro Ltd.
(NYSE:WIT), a leading global information technology, consulting and
business process services company, today announced that it has been
appointed by the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) as its official
digital technology services partner for three years.
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LTA, the governing body for Tennis in Great Britain, is looking
to develop an IT and digital roadmap to drive its strategy, which
focuses on increasing participation in the sport of Tennis. Wipro
Digital will assist LTA in achieving its strategy and high
performance vision - to build the future of British Tennis - by
enabling its digital transformation. Both parties will work
together to identify areas where they can collaborate.
Wipro’s digital expertise is centered on driving customer
experience through the intersection of strategy, design and
technology to deliver end-to-end solutions for its customers,
starting from conceptualization, service design to
implementation.
Commenting on the partnership, Rajan Kohli, Global Head –
Wipro Digital said “We are delighted to be associated with the
LTA and the exciting sport of Tennis. There is no doubt that our
association with one of Tennis’s foremost associations will be
highly rewarding. In addition, we are confident that our unique
'Customer Journey Engineering' methodology will enable LTA to
identify, build and shape talent, and contribute to its larger
vision of redefining and reimagining the future of British
Tennis.”
Michael Downey, Chief Executive, Lawn Tennis Association
said, “We are thrilled that Wipro is our partner to transform our
ability to use digital methods to connect with players, coaches and
the public. Wipro is a leading global company who delivers world
class services that puts their customers at the heart of everything
they do. Their expertise in IT and Digital solutions will allow all
areas of British Tennis to better support our mission of getting
more people playing Tennis more often.”
About Wipro Digital
Wipro Digital collaborates with clients to deliver
customer-centered digital transformation. Working at the
intersection of strategy, design and technology, we derive insight,
shape interaction, drive integration and unlock innovation for our
clients. Drawing on over 150,000 employees across Wipro, we
engineer extraordinary experiences for global brands, businesses
and their customers at scale. Learn more at
wiprodigital.com or @WiproDigital.
About Wipro Ltd
Wipro Ltd. (NYSE:WIT) is a leading information technology,
consulting and business process services company that delivers
solutions to enable its clients do business better. Wipro delivers
winning business outcomes through its deep industry experience and
a 360 degree view of “Business through Technology” - helping
clients create successful and adaptive businesses. A company
recognized globally for its comprehensive portfolio of services, a
practitioner’s approach to delivering innovation, and an
organization wide commitment to sustainability, Wipro has a
workforce of over 150,000, serving clients in 175+ cities across 6
continents. For more information, please visit www.wipro.com.
About LTA
The Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) is the national governing body
for Tennis in Great Britain, responsible for developing and
promoting the sport with a mission to get more people playing
Tennis more often. It does this under the consumer brand of British
Tennis, by working with a broad range of partners and over 25,000
volunteers, to grow the game in communities, clubs and schools. The
LTA represents the interests of over 500,000 British Tennis
Members, men and women, girls and boys across the country, playing
on more than 23,000 courts. The LTA runs and supports a network of
11,500 approved tournaments for players of all ages, the
corner-stones of which are five grass court pro events leading up
to Wimbledon, held in Nottingham (ATP & WTA), Birmingham (WTA),
Queen’s Club-London (ATP) and Eastbourne (WTA), all of which are
title sponsored by Aegon, our lead Partner who is helping transform
the sport in this country. The LTA works in partnership with its
charitable entity, the Tennis Foundation, to provide a Tennis
provision for almost 20,000 schools, disadvantaged youth as well as
promoting Tennis as an inclusive sport for anyone with a
disability. For further information about the LTA and British
Tennis, and to review the British Tennis strategy for 2015 – 2018
visit www.lta.org.uk or follow us on Twitter @BritishTennis.
Current partners of British Tennis include Lead Partner Aegon,
the global life and pensions firm. They are joined by BNP Paribas,
Highland Spring, Babolat, La Manga Club, Moët & Chandon, Nike,
Rado, Ricoh, Virgin Active, Hackett, Europcar and Quorn.
For more information on the LTA and British Tennis, visit:
www.lta.org.uk
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