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EXL's approximately 10,000 skilled professionals are led by one of the industry's most talented and experienced management teams

Vikram Talwar
Executive Chairman

Vikram TalwarPrior to joining EXL, 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 amongst 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 their 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 US. Vikram holds an MBA from Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, India.

 
   
     
     
 

Rohit Kapoor
President & Chief Executive Officer

Rohit KapoorAs a former business head at Deutsche Bank, Rohit Kapoor 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. Having successfully raised several rounds of venture capital funding for various companies, Rohit has also been involved in the structuring of their investments. Prior to Deutsche Bank, 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 Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, India.

 
   
     
     
 

Pavan Bagai
Chief Operating Officer

Pavan BagaiAs Chief Operating Officer, Pavan is responsible for offshore delivery across all the business lines and geographies and will continue to spearhead Outsourcing operations. He will also be responsible for administratively managing the Transformation services in India and strategic client relationships. Previously, he has also played a key role in identification and execution of initiatives for inorganic growth. Pavan joined EXL after a 17-year career at Bank of America where he had senior management roles in corporate banking, finance, capital markets and trading in various markets across Asia and Europe. He spearheaded the restructuring of the bank's securities activities in India and built and led capital markets businesses in Thailand, Russia, Korea and Poland. Pavan is an alumnus of St. Stephen's College, Delhi and holds an MBA from Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad.

 
   
     
     
 

Rembert de Villa
Head of Transformation

Rembert de VillaAs Head of Transformation, Rembert de Villa will be responsible for closely integrating EXL's Research & Analytics, Risk Advisory, and Process Advisory services with EXL's Outsourcing services. He joins EXL with over 23 years of global consulting experience and leadership, primarily in the financial services industry. Rembert was most recently 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.

 
   
     
     
  Amitabh Hajela
Vice President and Global Head of Human Resources

Amitabh HajelaAmitabh Hajela is Vice President and Global Head of Human Resources at EXL. He is leading the HR function at the global level and his responsibilities include HR policies, recruitment, training and development, talent management, and employee engagement at the global level. Prior to joining EXL, Amitabh was with Celanese Corp as the Director for Global Talent Acquisition and Leadership Development. He has also served at American Express (FCE), New Delhi as the Vice President and Business Leader and in several significant capacities with General Electric (GE) both in the US and India. Amitabh is an alumnus of XLRI with specialization in Personnel Management and Industrial relations.

 
   
     
     
  Krishna Nacha
Vice President and Chief Sales & Marketing Officer

Krishna NachaAs Vice President and Chief Sales & 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 4 plus 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

Amit ShashankAmit Shashank is the General Counsel 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.

 
   
     
 
 
 
 

Vishal Chhibbar
Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

Vishal Chhibar Vishal has over 20 years of professional experience in finance and was most recently 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.