UK’s leading publishing group selects Wipro to drive digital transformation effort

IT services giant Wipro has been selected by the UK-based leading publishing group, Hachette UK, to modernise its IT infrastructure. Under this partnership, Wipro will help in the implementation of the SAP S/4HANA system that will allow HUK to transform its finance operations and core enterprise applications, providing increased agility and speed and significantly enhancing source-to-pay operations.

“Adopting SAP S/4HANA signifies an important step in our digital transformation efforts, as it will help us enhance operational efficiency and provide us with the ability to adapt to changing market conditions quickly,” said Brendan Goss, Group CIO, Hachette UK & Hachette Book Group USA.

As part of this consulting-led engagement, Wipro will develop a transformation program to redesign HUK's entire enterprise applications and improve the operating capabilities of the finance, procurement, and sales departments with minimal risk and disruption, the company said. 

“Our consulting-led, AI-powered approach towards this end-to-end SAP S4/HANA transformation will allow us to drive enhanced agility and faster innovation for the HUK team, helping them realise their business goals.” 

Wipro announced its Q4FY25 results in April, showing a modest 1.3% year-on-year increase in revenue, reaching ₹22,504 crore, compared to ₹22,208 crore in Q4FY24. In a regulatory filing, the Bengaluru-based company reiterated its focus on Artificial Intelligence (AI) while highlighting several key deals secured in recent months.

The company highlighted several strategic deals struck in the last quarter (between January and March) including the £500 million agreement with UK insurance giant Phoenix Group. Wipro said that it would be managing the core policy administration, ALPHA platform, of the company and “modernising it with AI, Automation, Cloud, and digital transformation technologies”.