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WNS Appoints Karthik Sarma as Chief People Officer

Thursday, October 2, 2008

MUMBAI, India & NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--WNS (Holdings) Limited (NYSE: WNS - News), a leading provider of global business process outsourcing (BPO) services, today announced the appointment of Karthik N. Sarma as Chief People Officer of WNS Global Services.

“We are delighted to have Karthik join us to help WNS further the growth and development of our global business,” said Anup Gupta, Group Chief Operating Officer, WNS Global Services. “Karthik’s extensive experience will enhance WNS’ commitment to attracting, retaining and developing high quality talent by offering a rewarding career proposition to our employees.”

Karthik joins WNS from Infosys Technologies Ltd, where he managed Human Resources for its international operations in North America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia Pacific. Previously, Karthik was the global head of recruitment, managing both campus and lateral hiring programs. Prior to Infosys, he worked with Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI), Greaves Ltd and Tata Motors.

He holds a Masters Degree in Human Resources from XLRI, Jamshedpur in India and a Bachelors Degree in Industrial Engineering from Bangalore University.

About WNS

WNS is a leading global business process outsourcing company. Deep industry and business process knowledge, a partnership approach, comprehensive service offering and a proven track record enables WNS to deliver business value to some of the leading companies in the world. WNS is passionate about building a market-leading company valued by our clients, employees, business partners, investors and communities. For more information, visit www.wnsgs.com.

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WNS (Holdings) Limited
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VP — Investor Relations
ir@wnsgs.com
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India
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