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Hexaware's Board of Directors has in its fold individuals who have rich experience and expertise in various industries. They take care of the interests of the shareholders and manage relevant activities.
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Atul Nishar
Founder & Chairman |
| Atul Nishar has rich experience in setting up and managing information technology companies and his expertise spans Strategic Planning, Information Management, Financial Resource Management, Product Development and Marketing. He is the driving force of the group’s strategic direction and marketing focus and under his leadership, Hexaware Technologies (which he founded in 1989), has grown into a multi-million dollar global software services and solutions corporation.
As an active and known figure of the Indian IT industry, Atul Nishar is a Charter Member of The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE), and an Expert Member on the Information Technology Committee of Indian Merchants Chamber (2002-2003). He was the Chairman in Year 2000 of National Association of Software and Service Companies (Nasscom), the apex body of Software and Service Companies in India and continues to be on the Executive Council of Nasscom. He was a Member of the National Executive Committee (2000) of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), the Chairman of the Information Technology Committee and member of the Steering Committee of Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), and also a member of the Governing Board of National Institute of Bank Management (NIBM) from 1999-2002.
He is a Co-Founder of Infinity Technology Investments Pvt. Ltd. – a leading Venture Capital Fund. He has published several articles on Information Technology in “Business India” and “The Economic Times”. He has been a speaker at several national and international forums including conference of NASSCOM, TiE, The World Congress on Information technology, Egypt’s International Economic Forum Annual Conference, US Consulate Mumbai, IIT Mumbai, FICCI and at the India Leadership Summit.
Atul Nishar received his Bachelors in Commerce and Degree in Law from Mumbai University and is also an FCA (Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India) |
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Alka Nishar
Director |
Dr. Nishar has been on the Hexaware board since inception. She is a Founder Director of the company. She has extensive experience in Strategic Planning, Information and Infrastructure Planning, Logistics, Control Systems and Marketing.
Dr Nishar is an MBBS from the Grant Medical College, Mumbai and is a Master of Management Studies, Sydenham Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai. |
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Preethi Mehta
Director |
Preeti Mehta is a Partner of Messrs Kanga & Co., a leading firm of Advocates and Solicitors in Bombay established in 1890. She qualified as a solicitor from both Bombay and England. Preeti has been practicing for over 17 years and has vast experience in matters relating to foreign collaborations, corporate laws and banking. As an offshoot of her main field of specialisation, Foreign Investment in India, Preeti has also covered the area of Franchising and has advised on setting up franchises in the Hotel and Restaurant, recreation, amusement and education sectors.
She has participated in several international seminars, presented papers and also authored articles on Foreign Investment, Franchising, Trade mark laws, Intellectual Property Law etc. She is also a member of the Law Committee of the Bombay Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Rotary Club of Bombay and a patron member and on the Executive Council of the Franchise Association of India (FAI).
Preeti has received a degree in Law from Bombay University and has undergone an intensive course on Franchising at the Middlesex University, London. |
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L. S. Sarma
Director |
Mr. Sarma has been on the Hexaware board of directors since March, 2000. He has had a distinguished career in the banking and finance industry and has worked for Punjab National Bank, Reserve Bank of India and IDBI ( a premier financial institution) . IDBI was a pioneer in Project finance in India and Mr. Sarma was a member of various committees on Export Finance and Construction Contracts. He represented IDBI on the committee for setting up the Export Import Bank of India.
Mr. Sarma also has had a long international career and carried out various assignments on Export finance in Africa and South East Asia. He is the co-author of the publication ‘Financing Exports in Developing Countries’ published by the International Trade Center, Geneva.
After his retirement from IDBI he has been a director and consultant for various Banks and Export bodies. Since April 1999 he has been a representative of Botswana Export Development and Investment Authority. From March 1990 to March 1999, he served as the Representative Consultant of the Mauritius Export Development and Investment Authority. |
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Mr. S.K Mitra
Director |
Belonging to one of the early batches of investment bankers in India, Mr. Mitra was instrumental in setting up the Merchant Banking Divisions of two banks - Bank of India and Standard Chartered Bank. He has also headed Corporate Banking and Investment Banking at American Express Bank. At a stage when asset management was in the early stage of development in the country, he set up the GIC Mutual Fund in India. He has also been active in several important Committees and Chambers in India.
In June 1994, when he joined the Aditya Birla Group as Director, Financial Services he was responsible for establishing the highly respected and successful financial services activities for the Group. Setting up and overseeing the highly successful stock broking company dealing in both equity and fixed income securities, managing the financial services businesses as CEO, being a member of Board, Executive Committee, Investment Committee, Audit Committee of each of the companies in financial services are some of the accolades he has credited to his name at the Aditya Birla Group. With effect from August 1, 2007 he has stepped down from active role for an advisory role. He has been associated with several reputed companies as an independent Director and Advisor. |
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Rusi Brij
Vice Chairman |
Rusi has led Hexaware since mid-2001. He was instrumental in guiding the company into key markets including Peoplesoft, Travel & Transportation, and Financial Services. He principally focuses on business strategy, M&A, leadership development, and investor relations.
Rusi is an MBA, with an Advanced Course from Haas School of Management, University of California, Berkeley. He has over 25 years of varied experience in diverse portfolios ranging from International Business Development, Sales & Marketing, Project Management and Corporate Planning. His experience also includes a long tenure with Satyam Computer Services Ltd. culminating as the Executive Vice-President. He was instrumental in acquiring some of their largest customers, setting up many of their international operations, and also served as Chairman on several of their joint ventures.
He entered the IT industry in 1986 when he joined Sonata Software, Bangalore as Group Manager - Exports.
Rusi began his career with Living Media Limited, the leading magazine publishing house in India, where he was instrumental in setting up the first Market Research Unit in the publishing industry. He was the product manager for India Today, and also conceptualized and launched the Computers Today magazine. |
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P K Sridharan
Executive Director & President - Global Delivery of Hexaware Technologies Limited |
| P K Sridharan holds overall responsibility for the delivery operations of Hexaware Technologies. He is a techno-commercial manager with over 33 years experience in Companies like ECIL, Philips, ORG and DSQ in Senior Management positions. PKS has a brilliant academic career with a B.Tech in Electronics Engineering from IIT, Chennai and M.Tech in Computer Sciences from IIT, Kanpur. |
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Mr. Mark F. Dzialga
Managing Director - General Atlantic LLC |
| Mr. Mark F. Dzialga, who is based in the United States, is a Managing Director at General Atlantic LLC, a leading global private equity firm providing capital for growth companies and a recent investor in Hexaware. In his capacity as a Managing Director, Mr. Dzialga has been a director of numerous public and private companies including Exult, Daksh, Talus, Creditek and Multiplan. He is currently a director of Genpact, Schaller Anderson, UPromise, and Webloyalty. Prior to joining General Atlantic in 1998, Mr. Dzialga was the Co-Head of the High Technology Merger Group at Goldman Sachs. At Goldman Sachs, Mr. Dzialga advised many of the firm’s technology clients on mergers, acquisitions and restructurings. |
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Dr. Bakul H. Dholakia
Director - IIM |
| Dr. Bakul H. Dholakia is the Director of IIM, Ahmedabad. He has over 37 years of professional experience out of which 31 years has been with IIM, Ahmedabad and remaining as the Reserve Bank of India Chair Professor at IIM, Ahmedabad. Dr. Dholakia, a Doctorate in Economics, is a renowned and eminent professor. He has been a Consultant to the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank in addition to advising various National and International organizations. He has authored numerous books on business topics including Business Economics, Corporate Strategy and Development Economics. |
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Mr. Shailesh V. Haribhakti
Leading Chartered Accountant & Fellow member of the ICAI |
| Mr. Shailesh V. Haribhakti, a leading Chartered Accountant and a fellow member of the ICAI, Certified Internal Auditor, Certified Financial Planner, Graduate Cost Accountant and Certified Fraud Examiner. Mr. Haribhakti contributed to the shaping of India’s economic policy through his association as the President of Indian Merchants’ Chamber and as the Chairman of Corporate Governance Committee of ASSOCHAM. He was the chairman of WIRC of ICAI, President of BMA and President of IIA, Bombay. Presently, Mr. Shailesh V. Haribhakti is Director on the Board of several companies including Indian Petrochemicals Corporation Limited (IPCL), ACC, Blue Star Ltd, Gujarat Ambuja Cement Eastern Limited and Pantaloon Retail (India) Limited. |
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