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Vikram Talwar
Vikram Talwar
Executive Chairman


Vikram was the CEO of the company until May 2008, when he was elevated to the position of Executive Chairman of the Board. Earlier, Vikram spent 26 years in Bank of America where he held several senior management positions. He was the Senior Vice President and Country Manager from 1989 to 1993 for the bank's operations in India. He was at the helm of a 700 strong wholesale and retail operations team that was among the most profitable of the bank's international operations. Vikram has also worked in the capacity of CEO and Managing Director at Ernst & Young Consulting, India and as the Asia Director for the firm's Global Operate Business (Outsourcing). Vikram has had extensive international exposure in the course of his assignments in countries such as Singapore, Indonesia, Japan and the U.S. Vikram holds an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, India. Since 2008, Vikram is serving as the Chairman of the BPO Forum of NASSCOM—the industry association of IT and BPO companies in India. Vikram was recognized with Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2008 award from the Metro New York area in the Business Services category.


Rohit Kapoor
Rohit Kapoor
President & Chief Executive Officer


Rohit Kapoor is the President & Chief Executive Officer of EXL. Since the inception of the company in 1999, he has held various roles including CFO and President & Chief Operating Officer. Prior to joining EXL, Rohit was a business head at Deutsche Bank and led a marketing team that serviced clients in Europe, the Middle East and the Indian Sub-continent. He also managed the venture capital and private equity investments of several Ultra High Net Worth clients in start-up companies both in the U.S. and Indian TMT sectors. Rohit successfully raised several rounds of venture capital funding for various companies and he was also involved in the structuring of their investments. Earlier, he worked for eight years with Bank of America - five of which were in Private Banking in New York and three in Corporate Banking in India. Rohit holds a B.Tech from IIT Delhi and an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, India.


Pavan Bagai
Chief Operating Officer


Pavan Bagai is the head of enterprise wide business operations and service delivery across all the business lines and geographies. He is responsible for managing operations for Outsourcing, Transformation and EXL LifePRO® businesses and leading global technology and infrastructure. In the last eight years at EXL, Pavan has played a leading role in operations and several strategic initiatives including the inception of Transformation business and capability development through inorganic and organic means. Pavan joined EXL after a 17-year career at Bank of America where he held senior management roles in corporate banking, finance, capital markets and trading in various markets across Asia and Europe. Pavan is an alumnus of St. Stephen's College, Delhi and holds an MBA from Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, India.


Bill Bloom
Bill Bloom
Executive Vice President, Global Client Services


Bill Bloom leads all client-facing functions including sales and marketing and client management across all the business lines. Bill is also responsible for ensuring growth of company’s overall business through organic means, creating a culture of business development and providing executive leadership for EXL’s corporate strategy. Before joining EXL, Bill held the title of Executive Vice President, Insurance Operations and Information Technology of Travelers, responsible for policyholder and agency services as well as technology across the enterprise. He joined Travelers in 2003 as the company's Chief Information Officer. In 2006, he was given the additional responsibility of Insurance Operations which includes the policyholder and agency service centers, underwriting support and policy processing, agency operations, and billing. Bill joined Travelers from Accenture, where he was a Partner in their Financial Services Practice, focusing on large insurance clients. He has also served as a Vice President at Hartford Life responsible first for Business Technology Services and then for the National Accounts business in the Employee Benefits Division. Bill holds a bachelor’s degree in computer science from the State University of New York at Albany.


Vishal Chibbar
Vishal Chhibbar
Chief Financial Officer


Vishal has over 20 years of professional experience in finance. Prior to EXL, he was with GE Capital since 1998 in various senior leadership roles. Since 2005, Vishal has served as the Regional Head, Group Financial Planning for Strategy and Treasury for GE Capital, Australia and New Zealand. In 2004 and 2005, Vishal was Chief Financial Officer for GE Capital, South Korea. From 1998 to 2004, Vishal was the Chief Financial Officer for GE Capital, Indonesia and Malaysia. Prior to GE Capital, Vishal has worked for American Express Bank and Xerox in India. Vishal is a Chartered Accountant and an Associate Member of CPA, Australia. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce from DAV College, Dehradun.


Rembert de Villa
Global Head of Client Management
and Chief Strategy Officer
 

As Global Head of Client Management, Rembert de Villa is responsible for driving growth and profitability of existing accounts, client relationship management and client satisfaction. He has over 23 years of global consulting experience and leadership, primarily in the financial services industry. Prior to EXL, Rembert was with MasterCard Advisors as Global Practice Leader for Strategic Services. Prior to that, he led Capgemini Ernst & Young's Financial Services Practice for North America. He was also a Vice-President at A.T. Kearney's financial institutions practice and spent his earlier consulting career with Andersen Consulting (now Accenture) in Europe and North America, also focusing in the financial services vertical. Rembert holds an MBA from the Asian Institute of Management and attended the postgraduate program in Business Economics at the University of Bonn as a Konrad Adenauer Foundation scholar.


Vikas Bhalla
Head of Outsourcing


As Head of Outsourcing, Vikas Bhalla leads all outsourcing operations across EXL’s global delivery centers. Vikas is a Six Sigma Master Black Belt and has been with EXL for the last eight years. During this time he has spearheaded multiple client operations across the Insurance, Utilities and Financial Services verticals. Vikas has also held several leadership roles within the company in the areas of migrations, process consulting, Six Sigma, quality compliance, certifications, information security and business continuity. Vikas has over sixteen years of work experience and prior to EXL, he worked with GE, India and Shriram Fibres in various management positions. Vikas is an engineering graduate from Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University.


Krishna Nacha
Chief Sales and Marketing Officer


As Chief Sales and Marketing Officer, Krishna Nacha is responsible for sales and marketing efforts worldwide across the outsourcing and transformation business lines. Prior to joining EXL, Krishna was working with iGate Global Solutions since 2004 and was a member of the Executive Leadership Team. Before iGate, Krishna worked with Infosys for over four years in roles including Group Sales Manager - Insurance and Healthcare and Head of Sales for Canada. Krishna has a Masters in Business Administration from XLRI, India and an Engineering Degree in Electronics and Communication from National Institute of Technology, Karnataka.


Amit Shashank
General Counsel and Corporate Secretary


Amit Shashank is the General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of EXL. Prior to joining EXL in June 2004, Amit was an associate at the law firm of Shearman & Sterling since January 1997 and worked on a number of international corporate transactions including debt and equity securities offerings and project financings. Amit is a member of the New York Bar and the New York State Bar Association. After graduating from Delhi University (Shri Ram College of Commerce) with a B.A. (Hons) Economics degree, Amit attended Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar and graduated with an M.A. degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics and subsequently attended The University of Michigan Law School, where he was the Editor-in-Chief of the Michigan Journal of International Law, and graduated with a Juris Doctor degree.


Sanjay Gupta
Global Head of Human Resources


As Global Head of Human Resources, Sanjay Gupta is responsible for developing and implementing EXL’s human resources strategy to support the company’s business objectives. Prior to assuming this role, Sanjay was the Senior Vice President and Head of Human Resources for the Outsourcing Business at EXL. Sanjay joined EXL in 2000 and since then, has held several senior leadership roles in human resources and client operations. Sanjay has 24 years of experience in the areas of operations management, finance, and human resource functions. Before EXL, Sanjay was with American Express at their Financial Center in India. He has also worked with India Today and Indian Oil Corporation in their accounting and corporate finance functions. Sanjay is a qualified Chartered Accountant.