Wipro has made a few changes to its top leadership team heading its non-IT

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Anurag Behar, chief executive, Wipro Infrastructure Engineering, will be moving to the Azim Premji Foundation as Co-CEO effective July 1, 2010. Company HR head Pratik Kumar will take over his place in Wipro Infrastructure Engineering, which includes the hydraulics and water businesses.

T K Kurien, who heads Wipro’s IT consulting division, will be the new president of Wipro Eco-Energy that Behar oversaw, effective April 1, 2010. The company has been an early mover in the clean energy and energy efficiency space offering multi-technology consulting and engineering, coupled with implementation of integrated solutions for commercial, industrial and utility clients.

Kumar will continue to lead the human resources, brand and communication functions. Both he and Kurien will report to Azim Premji, chairman, Wipro.

Behar joins Dileep Ranjekar in leading the not-for-profit organisation that the Wipro chairman set up in 2001. Over the last 10 years the Azim Premji Foundation has done significant work to contribute to systemic reform in the education system in India.

The foundation is embarking on its next strategic phase and will further scale up its initiatives in the area of education and other allied fields. This will include setting up of the Azim Premji University in Karnataka, coverage of the districts across India with specialised resource centres and development of a large partner network.