NEW YORK, Jan. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ExlService Holdings, Inc.
(Nasdaq: EXLS), a recognized business solutions provider, today announced
Amitabh Hajela has joined EXL as Vice President and Global Head of Human
Resources.
Amitabh joins EXL from Celanese Corporation, a Dallas-based Fortune 300
Chemical company, where he served as the Director for Global Talent
Acquisition and Leadership Development. Amitabh also led the talent
acquisition and review process for Celanese in the U.S., Europe and China.
Before Celanese, Amitabh Hajela was based at American Express, New Delhi as
the Vice President and Business Leader for Strategic Initiatives and Projects.
He was responsible for providing leadership to the strategic development and
implementation of operating strategies for the American Express controllership
function in India.
Earlier, Amitabh served in several significant capacities with General
Electric both in the U.S. and India. From 2001 to 2005, Amitabh managed GE's
effort to establish organizational capability to support global sourcing from
the U.S. which included outsourcing work to India. Amitabh is an alumnus of
XLRI with a specialization in personnel management and industrial relations.
Commenting on Amitabh's hiring, Rohit Kapoor, President and Chief
Operating Officer of EXL stated: "We are delighted to have someone with
Amitabh's background join EXL at this stage in our growth and evolution.
Amitabh's focus will be helping to ensure that we meet the future challenges
of talent management and a higher level of employee engagement as EXL
experiences rapid growth and the further globalization of our organizational
footprint."
Vikram Talwar, CEO and Vice-Chairman of EXL, stated: "With his
international exposure and his rich experience in talent acquisition,
leadership development and organization restructuring, Amitabh is a valuable
acquisition as EXL focuses on acquiring and retaining the best global talent
within our organization. We are excited to have Amitabh join the senior
leadership team of EXL. On behalf of the Executive Committee, I would also
like to thank Deepak Dhawan for his many contributions and wish him all the
best. Deepak, who has been with EXL since June 2002, will be leaving to take a
short sabbatical before he decides the next course of his professional life.
Deepak has agreed to assist in the induction of Amitabh and in the transition
of responsibilities in an orderly manner for a limited period of time. Deepak
has been a key member of the management team and has played a meaningful role
in building up EXL from a headcount of 1,000 to 10,000 in six years."
About ExlService Holdings, Inc.
ExlService Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: EXLS) is a recognized business
solutions provider. EXL's offerings provide a competitive edge to its clients
by transforming and outsourcing business processes. Transformation services
enable continuous improvement of client processes by bringing together EXL's
capabilities in reengineering including Six Sigma process improvement,
research & analytics, and risk advisory services. EXL's outsourcing services
include a full spectrum of business process services from offshore delivery
centers requiring ongoing process management skills. Headquartered in New
York, EXL primarily serves the needs of Global 1000 companies in the banking,
financial services, insurance, utilities, healthcare, telecommunications and
transportation sectors. Find additional information about EXL at
www.exlservice.com.
SOURCE ExlService Holdings, Inc.
Jarrod Yahes, Head of Investor Relations of ExlService Holdings, Inc.,
+1-212-277-7109, ir@exlservice.com; or Press, Kerry Kelly-Guiliano of
Financial Dynamics, +1-617-747-3603, kerry.guiliano@fd.com, for ExlService
Holdings, Inc.
