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23 May 2013
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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position

Ajit Balakrishnan

 64 Chairman of the Board, Managing Director

Swasti Bhowmick

 46 2012 Chief Financial Officer

Diwan Nanda

 68 1996 Director

Ashok Narasimhan

 64 2002 Director

Sridar Iyengar

 65 2004 Independent Director

M. Madhavan Nambiar

 62 2012 Independent Director

Sunil Phatarphekar

 47 1998 Independent Director

Rashesh Shah

 48 2006 Independent Director

Mandar Narvekar

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Biographies

Name Description

Ajit Balakrishnan

 Mr. Ajit Balakrishnan is Chairman of the Board, Managing Director of Rediff.com India Ltd. He is a director of Rediffusion Holdings Private Limited, Rediffusion Dentsu Young & Rubicam Private Limited, Quintrol Technologies Private Limited, Rediff Holdings Inc USA, India Abroad Publications, Inc., India In New York, Inc., India Abroad Publications (Canada) Inc., Rediff.com Inc USA and Value Communications Corporation. Mr. Balakrishnan is also Chairman of the Board of Governors of The Indian Institute of Management Calcutta and Chairman of the Working Group of Internet Governance set up by the Government of India. Mr. Balakrishnan holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Physics from Kerala University and a Post Graduate Diploma in Management from the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta.

Swasti Bhowmick

 Mr. Swasti Bhowmick is Chief Financial Officer of Rediff.com India Ltd., since February 29, 2012. He joined the Company from Tata TeleServices Ltd., where he helped create the Finance Transformation Roadmap. He has over 20 years of experience in Sales Accounting, Cost Management, MIS, Budgeting, Credit Control and Operations Finance in IT/Telecom, including managing startups and established FMCG brands. Swasti is a member of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and a member of The Institute of Cost Accountants of India. He also holds an Executive MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta.

Diwan Nanda

 Mr. Diwan Arun Nanda is Director of Rediff.com India Ltd., since its incorporation in 1996. Mr. Nanda is also a director of Rediffusion Holdings Private Limited, Arion Horse Company Private Limited, Rediffusion Dentsu, Young & Rubicam Private Ltd., Wunderman India Private Limited, Rediffusion Dentsu, Young & Rubicam Pvt. Ltd. Sri Lanka, Everest Brand Solutions Pvt. Ltd., Clariant Chemicals (India) Limited, Eveready Industries (India) Ltd. and Oriental Hotels Ltd. Mr. Nanda holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce from Loyola College, Chennai University, and a Post Graduate Diploma in Management from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad.

Ashok Narasimhan

 Mr. Ashok Narasimhan is Director of Rediff.com India Ltd., since June 25, 2002. He is currently Chairman and CEO of Runa Inc. He is a limited partner and advisor for a number of U.S. and Indian venture capital funds. He is also a director on the board of Tarang Software Technologies Pvt. Limited, Genie Technologies India Pvt. Limited, Atma Investments and Resources Pvt. Limited. Earlier, he was Chairman and Co-Founder of July Systems Inc and prior to that, he was founder of Prio, Inc., where he served as Chairman and CEO from early 1996 until its merger with InfoSpace. He subsequently served on the Board of InfoSpace. Prior to that, he served as Head of Worldwide Marketing and Business Development of VeriFone. Earlier, he was the founding President of Wipro’s IT organizations. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Physics from Madras University and a Post-Graduate Diploma in Management from the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta.

Sridar Iyengar

 Mr. Sridar A. Iyengar is Independent Director of Rediff.com India Ltd., since September 28, 2004. He heads the India Advisory Group for Bessemer Venture Partners and serves on the Board of Infosys Technologies Limited, a NASDAQ-listed company, ICICI Bank Ltd, a NYSE-listed company, and other companies in India and the United States. He also advises many early-stage companies in the United States and India. He is a member of the boards of the American India Foundation Inc. From 1968 until his retirement in March 2002, he was employed by KPMG, retiring as the Partner-in-Charge of KPMG’s Emerging Business Practice. He worked as a partner in all three of KPMG’s regions - Europe, America and Asia Pacific - as well as in all four of KPMG’s functional disciplines - assurance, tax, consulting and financial advisory services. He was Chairman and CEO of KPMG’s India operations between 1997 and 2000 and during that period was a member of the Executive Board of KPMG’s Asia Pacific practice. Prior to that, he headed up the International Services practice on the west coast of the United States. He also served as a member of the Audit Strategy group of KPMG LLP. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, and holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce (Honors) from the University of Calcutta.

M. Madhavan Nambiar

 Mr. M. Madhavan Nambiar is Independent Director of Rediff.com India Ltd., since January 2012. Mr. Nambiar has spent over 36 years in the Indian Administrative Service with many years focused on Information Technology. Mr. Nambiar most recently served as Secretary to the Government of India, first in the Ministry of Information Technology and then in the Ministry of Civil Aviation. Mr. Nambiar is a Fellow at the Judge Business School, University of Cambridge. He holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Loyola College, Madras University and a Master of Business Administration Degree from the Faculty of Management Studies, Delhi University.

Sunil Phatarphekar

 Mr. Sunil N. Phatarphekar is Independent Director of Rediff.com India Ltd., since February 1998. Mr. Phatarphekar is an Attorney. Mr. Phatarphekar is also a director of several other Indian companies. Mr. Phatarphekar is proprietor of SNP Legal (Advocates), a Mumbai law firm. Prior to that, he was a partner of Doijode, Phatarphekar & Associates. After obtaining his Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce from Jai Hind College, Bombay University, and a Bachelor’s Degree in Law from Government Law College, Bombay University, he joined Crawford Bayley & Company. Thereafter, he was a partner at two Mumbai law firms, Mahimtura & Co. and Shah Desai Doijode & Phatarphekar.

Rashesh Shah

 Mr. Rashesh C. Shah is Independent Director of Rediff.com India Ltd., since April 26, 2006. He is co-founder of Edelweiss Group, has over 20 years of diverse experience in the financial services industry in India and has been instrumental in building Edelweiss into one of India’s diversified financial service companies. Prior to founding Edelweiss, he worked with ICICI Limited. Rashesh has served on the boards of various companies and public institutions. He has in the past served on the Executive Committee of the National Stock Exchange and has recently been appointed as Chairman of the Maharashtra Council of FICCI. He also chairs the National Council on Capital Markets formed by ASSOCHAM. He has been nominated to the Executive Committee of a US – India investors’ forum. His academic qualifications include an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad and a Diploma in International Trade from the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, New Delhi.

Mandar Narvekar

Basic Compensation

Name Fiscal Year Total

Ajit Balakrishnan

 200,000

Swasti Bhowmick

 24,364

Diwan Nanda

 --

Ashok Narasimhan

 --

Sridar Iyengar

 25,000

M. Madhavan Nambiar

 --

Sunil Phatarphekar

 25,000

Rashesh Shah

 --

Mandar Narvekar

 --
As Of 30 Mar 2012

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