NIIT Technologies Ltd

Company Profile

Publication Date: 9 Apr 2010

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Company Overview..............................................................................................4
Key Facts...............................................................................................................4
Business Description...........................................................................................5
History...................................................................................................................6
Key Employees.....................................................................................................8
Key Employee Biographies..................................................................................9
Major Products and Services............................................................................12
Top Competitors.................................................................................................13
Locations and Subsidiaries...............................................................................14

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Company Overview

COMPANY OVERVIEW

NIIT Technologies (NIIT) is an information technology (IT) solutions company.The company provides
services including application development and management, package implementation, platform
based services, managed services and business process management. Its solutions are used in
business verticals like banking and financial services, insurance, travel, transportation and logistics,
and retail and distribution. The company operates in Asia, North America, Europe and Australia. It
is headquartered in New Delhi, India and employs around 4,238 people.

The company recorded revenues of INR9,799.4 million (approximately $213.8 million) in the fiscal
year ended March 2009, an increase of 4.1% over 2008. The company's operating profit was
INR2,819.8 million (approximately $61.5 million) in fiscal year 2009, a decrease of 3.7% compared
to 2008. Its net profit was INR1,148.4 million (approximately $25.1 million) in fiscal year 2009, a
decrease of 15.1% compared to 2008.

KEY FACTS

Head Office NIIT Technologies Ltd

B-1/H-9
MCIA
Mathura Road
New Delhi 110044
IND
Phone 91 11 4057 0700
Fax 91 11 4057 0933
Web Address http://www.niit-tech.com
Revenue / turnover 9,799.4
(INR Mn)
Financial Year End March
Employees 4,238
Bombay Stock 532541
Exchange Ticker
National Stock NIITTECH
Exchange Ticker

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Business Description

BUSINESS DESCRIPTION

NIIT Technologies (NIIT) is engaged in providing a range of information technology (IT) solutions to
banking and financial services, insurance, travel, transportation and logistics, and retail and
distribution. The company has operations in Asia, North America, Europe and Australia.

The company's services are majorly classified into five categories: application development and
management, managed services, cloud computing, packaged implementation and business process
management (BPO).

NIIT provides application development and management services and solutions to customers in
custom software development, business intelligence, migration and modernization. The company's
services under this category also include application renewal, application testing, application
integration, and data warehousing and business intelligence. It offers testing services including
functional and regression testing, system testing (load testing, volume testing and compatibility
testing) and full lifecycle testing of complex software applications.

The managed services offered by the company simplifies the operational and investment challenges
related to IT by delivering IT infrastructure and applications as completely administered services.
The company's services help its clients to focus on their core business areas by enabling alignment
of business goals and IT. Its managed services include infrastructure management services,
production support and managed security services.

The company's cloud computing is an IT solution, which is delivered on-demand via the Internet in
a pay-per-use and self-service manner. Cloud Computing's pay-per-use model helps customers
optimize their IT investment and increase efficiency by reducing up-front capital investments on
servers and storage. Cloud Computing services are classified into three types: Software-as-a-Service
(SaaS), Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) and Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS).

NIIT offers SAP implementation solutions through its packaged implementation service segment.
The company's packaged implementation service portfolio includes: large enterprise rollouts, global
program management and application management services.

The company's subsidiary, NIIT SmartServe, offers various outsourcing solutions that manage back
office operations, contact centers and provide help desk support to clients. NIIT SmartServe providing
services in the domains like insurance, financial services, real estate, transportation, technology,
and market research and direct marketing.

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History

HISTORY

NIIT Technologies (NIIT) was formed as a software arm of NIIT Limited in the 1980s.

In 1996, the company entered into a strategic relationship with ESRI, and formed as new joint venture
company, NIIT GIS (ESRI India).

NIIT was restructured from NIIT Limited and formed as a separate company in 2004.

The company acquired a controlling interest in ROOM Solutions in 2006. In the same year, NIIT and
Adecco, human resources service provider, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Ajilon Holding
Europe formed joint venture to deliver application software development and maintenance solutions
to Adecco's clients. Also in 2006, the company signed a contract with Singapore’s Defence Science
and Technology Agency (DSTA), to support eGovernance initiatives.

In 2007, NIIT Technologies AG, a subsidiary of the company, signed an offshore partnership
agreement with DB Systems.

NIIT acquired German-based SofTec GmbH, a provider of IT solutions and services in the airline
revenue accounting and operations space in 2008. In the same year, the company signed a strategic
partnership with Ramco Systems, a provider of innovative software products and services. Also in
2008, it formed a partnership with the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC),
to offer value added application services. Further in the same year, NIIT made collaboration with
the National Aviation Company of India (NACIL) and Singapore Airport Terminal Services (SATS)
consortium (AI SATS Airport Services) to support the consortium’s cargo handling operations at the
new Bengaluru International Airport.

The company made a strategic engagement with Cathay Pacific for the development of a warehouse
operating system (WOS) for their new cargo terminal at the Hong Kong International Airport in 2008.
In the same year, British Airways, the UK's premier airline signed a multi million pound deal with
NIIT Technologies Ltd. Also in 2008, NIIT's subsidiary, ROOM Solutions Ltd implemented ipf3 Rate
Monitor, a technology platform facilitating rapid responses to market and regulatory reformation.

In March 2009, the company's subsidiary NIIT GIS (ESRI India) received a contract from Singapore
Land Authority to develop its Intelligent Map System.

NIIT partnered with Hitachi Information Systems to offer services in Cloud Computing in November
2009. In the same month, NIIT also made a partnership with Kaavo Inc.

The company's subsidiary NIIT GIS entered into a strategic relationship with ITT Visual Information
Solutions (ITT VIS) of Boulder, Colorado in February 2010. As part of the partnership, NIIT GIS
became the distributors of the ENVI suite of image processing software products for India, Nepal,
Bhutan and Sri Lanka.

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History

In February 2010, NIIT received an INR2,280 million project from Border Security Force (BSF) to
execute 'Intranet Prahari' project.

NIIT partnered with Singapore Airport Terminal Services (SATS) to globally implement and market
its COSYS Intelligent Solutions (COSYS IS), the cargo handling solution to other ground handlers
and airlines in March 2010.

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Key Employees

KEY EMPLOYEES

Name Job Title Board

Rajendra Singh Pawar Chairman and Managing Director Executive Board
Arvind Thakur Chief Executive Officer and Joint Managing Executive Board
Director
Vijay Thadani Director Non Executive Board
Amit Sharma Director Non Executive Board
Subroto Bhattacharya External Director Non Executive Board
Surendra Singh External Director Non Executive Board
Ashok Kumar Arora Group Chief Financial Officer Senior Management
Kul Taran Singh Anand Chief Financial Officer Senior Management
Vijay Kumar Group Executive Vice President, Merger and Senior Management
Acquisitions
Arvind Mehrotra Executive Vice President, Apac and Strategic Senior Management
Initiatives
Satish Kumar Syal Executive Vice President, Managed Services Senior Management
Rosita Rabindra Executive Vice President, Human Resources Senior Management
Bhaskar Chavali Executive Vice President Senior Management
Piyush Srivastava Senior Vice President , Commercial Services Senior Management
Harish Kumar Sharma Vice President, Travel and Transport USA Senior Management
Vijay Ghei Vice President, Consulting and Innovation Senior Management
Alok Jauhary Vice President and Delivery Head, ADS Senior Management
Dinesh Verma Vice President and Delivery Head, Senior Management
US-Insurance-Ing Project
Udayan Banerjee Vice President, Build My Application Senior Management
Arun Pingaley Vice President, Banking Senior Management
Goutam Kundu Vice President, Insurance Senior Management
Tarun Malik Vice President, Software Engineering Process Senior Management
Group
Samir Chandrakant Sao General Manager and Delivery Head, Holcim Senior Management
Surender Varma General Manager, Legal and Secretarial Senior Management
Rupesh Deorah Controller, Finance Senior Management

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Key Employee Biographies

KEY EMPLOYEE BIOGRAPHIES

Rajendra Singh Pawar

Board: Executive Board

Job Title: Chairman and Managing Director
Age: 59

Mr. Pawar is the Chairman and Managing Director at NIIT Technologies. He is a part of a panel of
six experts in the newly constituted Prime Minister’s National Council on Skill Development, chaired
by the Prime Minister of India. Mr. Pawar served as the Chairman and Managing Director at NIIT
Limited. He holds a B. Tech degree.

Arvind Thakur

Board: Executive Board

Job Title: Chief Executive Officer and Joint Managing Director
Age: 54

Mr. Thakur is the Chief Executive Officer and Joint Managing Director at NIIT Technologies. He also
serves on the boards of the company's overseas subsidiaries and domestic joint venture with ESRI
Inc. Mr. Thakur is also a Director on an innovative venture, Hole-in-the Wall Education Ltd. He started
his career as an Industrial Engineer with BHEL, a heavy engineering corporation. Mr. Thakur joined
NIIT Ltd in 1985. Recently, he was appointed on the Board of Management of NIIT University,
established in Rajasthan, India. Mr. Thakur graduated in engineering from the Indian Institute of
Technology at Kharagpur in India and pursued post graduation in Industrial Engineering from NITIE
in Mumbai.

Vijay Thadani

Board: Non Executive Board

Job Title: Director

Mr. Thadani is a Director at NIIT Technologies. He co-founded NIIT in 1981. Mr. Thadani was the
Chairman at NIIT US, based out of Atlanta from 1999 to 2003.

Amit Sharma

Board: Non Executive Board

Job Title: Director

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Key Employee Biographies

Mr. Sharma is a Director at NIIT Technologies. He served at Motorola leading teams in India and
Southeast Asia in various roles including Country President, India and Head of Strategy, Asia-Pacific.
Mr. Sharma also served on Motorola's Asia Pacific Board and its Senior Leadership Team. Prior to
joining Motorola, he served as the Vice President of Strategy and Business Development at GE
Capital, and prior to that, at McKinsey, New York, as a core member of the firm's electronics and
marketing practices. Mr. Sharma received MBA degree in International Business from the Wharton
School, University of Pennsylvania. He also received a master's degree in Computer Science from
the Moore School, University of Pennsylvania, and a Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical
Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology.

Subroto Bhattacharya

Board: Non Executive Board

Job Title: External Director

Mr. Bhattacharya is an External Director at NIIT Technologies. He is a Chartered Accountant with

over 30 years of experience. Mr. Bhattacharya is specialized in the field of finance and management
consultancy.

Surendra Singh

Board: Non Executive Board

Job Title: External Director

Mr. Singh is an External Director at NIIT Technologies. He is a retired Indian Administrative Service
(IAS) Officer, who held various senior positions in the Central and State Governments. Mr. Singh
joined the Public Service in 1959, and has been Special Secretary to the Prime Minister of India.
He was an Executive Director on the Board at the World Bank, representing India, Bangladesh, Sri
Lanka and Bhutan. Mr. Singh has also held Directorships on the Boards at the International Finance
(IFC) and the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA).

Ashok Kumar Arora

Board: Senior Management

Job Title: Group Chief Financial Officer
Age: 54

Mr. Arora is the Group Chief Financial Officer at NIIT Technologies. He served as a Chief Financial
Officer at NIIT Limited. Mr. Arora holds a B.Com degree.

Kul Taran Singh Anand

Board: Senior Management

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Key Employee Biographies

Job Title: Chief Financial Officer

Age: 51

Mr. Anand is the Chief Financial Officer at NIIT Technologies. He served as the Vice President of
Finance and Manufacturing at TCNS Ltd. Mr. Anand holds M.Com and FCA degrees.

Vijay Kumar

Board: Senior Management

Job Title: Group Executive Vice President, Merger and Acquisitions
Age: 57

Mr. Kumar is the Group Executive Vice President of Merger and Acquisitions at NIIT Technologies.
He served as Senior Vice President at NIIT Limited. Mr. Kumar holds BE and MBA degrees.

Arvind Mehrotra

Board: Senior Management

Job Title: Executive Vice President, Apac and Strategic Initiatives
Age: 47

Mr. Mehrotra is the Executive Vice President of Apac and Strategic Initiatives at NIIT Technologies.
He served as General Manager at NIIT Limited. Mr. Mehrotra holds MBE degree.

Satish Kumar Syal

Board: Senior Management

Job Title: Executive Vice President, Managed Services
Age: 59

Mr. Syal is the Executive Vice President of Managed Services at NIIT Technologies. He served as
Chief Information Officer at NIIT Limited. Mr. Syal holds BE and M.Tech degrees.

Rosita Rabindra

Board: Senior Management

Job Title: Executive Vice President, Human Resources
Age: 49

Mr. Rabindra is the Executive Vice President of Human Resources at NIIT Technologies. He served
as Senior Vice President of Human Resources at NIIT Limited. Mr. Rabindra holds B.Sc and MSW
degrees.

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Major Products and Services

MAJOR PRODUCTS AND SERVICES

NIIT Technologies (NIIT) is a provider of various information technology services. The company's
key services include the following:

Services:

Application development and management:

Application renewal
Application testing
Application integration
Data warehousing and business intelligence

Managed services:
Infrastructure management services
Managed security services
Production support

Packaged implementation:
Application management services
Global program management
Large enterprise rollouts

Business process management (BPO) services

Cloud computing services

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Top Competitors

TOP COMPETITORS

The following companies are the major competitors of NIIT Technologies Ltd

Datamatics Technologies Ltd

Cambridge Solutions Ltd
Tata Consultancy Services Limited
Patni Computer Systems Ltd.

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Locations and Subsidiaries

LOCATIONS AND SUBSIDIARIES

Head Office
NIIT Technologies Ltd
B-1/H-9
MCIA
Mathura Road
New Delhi 110044
IND
P:91 11 4057 0700
F:91 11 4057 0933
http://www.niit-tech.com

Other Locations and Subsidiaries

NIIT GIS Limited NIIT Technologies Limited

B-1/H-9 5th Floor
MCIA Walbrook Building
Mathura Road 195 Marsh Mall
New Delhi 110044 London E14 9SG
IND GBR

NIIT Technologies Inc. NIIT Technologies GmbH

1050 Crown Pointe Parkway Kandlgasse 18/4/9
5th Floor 1070 Vienna
Atlanta AUT
Georgia 30338
USA

NIIT Technologies AG NIIT Technologies Pte Ltd.

Tribschenstrasse 9 31 Kaki Bukit Road 3
6005 Luzern 05-13 Techlink
CHE Singapore 417818
SGP

NIIT Technologies K.K. NIIT Technologies Ltd.

20th Floor, Yokohama Landmark Tower 209/1 K Tower, Tower B
2-2-1 Minatomirai 19th Floor, Unit 3
Nishi ku Sukhumvit 21 Road
Yokohama City Wattana
Kanagawa 220 8120 Bangkok 10110
JPN THA

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Locations and Subsidiaries

NIIT Technologies Pty Ltd NIIT GIS Limited (Kolkata)

Level 1 6B Pretoria Street
51 Walker Street Kolkata 700 071
North Sydney IND
New South Wales 2060
AUS

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