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WNS Launches ‘WNS Education’

NEW YORK & MUMBAI, India--( BUSINESS WIRE )--WNS (Holdings) Limited (NYSE: WNS), a leading provider of global Business Process Management (BPM) services, today launched ‘WNS Education,’ a learning academy that offers employees the opportunity to receive ‘Digital and Business Process Management’ certifications, enabling them to reskill and upskill for the digital future.

Digital transformation is ubiquitous now, and clients expect their BPM partners to provide intelligent and insightful process expertise with a view towards the future. In order to proactively lead necessary change, BPM providers must consistently look at ways to transform the capability of their workforce through internal measures.

“We see digital automation more as an opportunity than a threat,” said Keshav R. Murugesh, Group CEO WNS. “WNS recognizes the need to get future-ready and fast. ‘WNS Education’ will help re-orient skillsets specific to the BPM sector on a need basis and broaden the capabilities of our people, creating a digital-ready workforce of digital resources.”

“After extensive research on the changing business landscape, new people skills that need to be honed and the likely business differentiators going forward, a BPM-specific curriculum has been developed with Mindmap as our partner,” said R. Swaminathan, Chief People Officer, WNS. “We will begin by launching the WNS Certified BPM Professional and the WNS Certified Digital BPM Professional courses. Each certification is a structured, curriculum-based learning spanning both online and classroom formats, thereby ensuring an immersive learning experience. We believe that the best gift we can give our employees is that of staying relevant!”

WNS (Holdings) Limited (NYSE: WNS), is a leading global business process management company. WNS offers business value to 350+ global clients by combining operational excellence with deep domain expertise in key industry verticals including Travel, Insurance, Banking and Financial Services, Manufacturing, Retail and Consumer Packaged Goods, Shipping and Logistics, Healthcare and Utilities. WNS delivers an entire spectrum of business process management services such as finance and accounting, customer interaction services, technology solutions, research and analytics and industry specific back office and front office processes. As of March 31, 2018, WNS had 36,540 professionals across 54 delivery centers worldwide including China, Costa Rica, India, Philippines, Poland, Romania, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Turkey, United Kingdom and the United States. For more information, visit  www.wns.com .

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On March 10, Twitter users in Russia suddenly experienced a sharp slowdown in the service.

Russian authorities wanted Twitter to remove more than 3,000 “illegal” posts, which human rights groups saw as an effort to stifle dissent.

When Twitter did not comply, the government was ready. It deployed a new technology so it could do the job itself.

Russia Is Censoring the Internet, With Coercion and Black Boxes

Adam Satariano

By Adam Satariano and Paul Mozur

Russia’s boldest moves to censor the internet began in the most mundane of ways — with a series of bureaucratic emails and forms.

The messages, sent by Russia’s powerful internet regulator, demanded technical details — like traffic numbers, equipment specifications and connection speeds — from companies that provide internet and telecommunications services across the country. Then the black boxes arrived.

The telecom companies had no choice but to step aside as government-approved technicians installed the equipment alongside their own computer systems and servers. Sometimes caged behind lock and key, the new gear linked back to a command center in Moscow, giving the authorities startling new powers to block, filter and slow down websites that they did not want the Russian public to see.

The process, underway since 2019 , represents the start of perhaps the world’s most ambitious digital censorship effort outside China. Under President Vladimir V. Putin , who once called the internet a “C.I.A. project” and views the web as a threat to his power, the Russian government is attempting to bring the country’s once open and freewheeling internet to heel.

The gear has been tucked inside the equipment rooms of Russia’s largest telecom and internet service providers, including Rostelecom, MTS, MegaFon and Vympelcom, a senior Russian lawmaker revealed this year. It affects the vast majority of the country’s more than 120 million wireless and home internet users, according to researchers and activists.

The world got its first glimpse of Russia’s new tools in action when Twitter was slowed to a crawl in the country this spring . It was the first time the filtering system had been put to work, researchers and activists said. Other sites have since been blocked, including several linked to the jailed opposition leader Alexei A. Navalny.

“This is something the world can copycat,” said Laura Cunningham, a former head of State Department programs on internet freedom. “Russia’s censorship model can quickly and easily be replicated by other authoritarian governments.”

What the Technology Looks Like in Action

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The image on the left loads in about 4 seconds , approximately how long it takes in normal conditions. The same image on the right takes eight times longer to load, about 34 seconds , simulating what a Twitter user in Russia would experience with the government’s technology in use.

Russia’s censorship technology sits between companies that provide internet access and people who are browsing the web on a phone or laptop. In a process often likened to intercepting mailed letters, the software — known as “deep packet inspection” — filters through data traveling across an internet network, slowing down websites or removing whatever it has been programmed to block.

The cutoffs threaten to upend Russia’s thriving digital life. While the political system has clung to Mr. Putin’s cult of personality, and television broadcasters and newspapers face tight restrictions, online culture has brimmed with activism, dark humor and foreign content. Broadly censoring the internet could return the country to a deeper form of isolation, akin to the Cold War era.

“I was born in the era of a super-free internet, and now I’m seeing it collapsing,” said Ksenia Ermoshina, a researcher from Russia now working at the French National Center for Scientific Research. She published a paper in April about the censorship technology.

The censorship infrastructure was described by 17 Russian telecom experts, activists, researchers and academics with knowledge of the work, many of whom declined to be named because they feared reprisal. Government documents, which were reviewed by The New York Times, also outlined some of the technical details and demands made to telecom and internet service providers.

Russia is using the censorship technology to gain more leverage over Western internet companies in addition to other strong-arm tactics and legal intimidation. In September, after the government threatened to arrest local employees for Google and Apple, the companies removed apps run by supporters of Mr. Navalny ahead of national elections.

Roskomnadzor, the country’s internet regulator overseeing the effort, can now go further. It has threatened to take down YouTube, Facebook and Instagram if they do not block certain content on their own. After the authorities slowed down Twitter this year, the company agreed to remove dozens of posts deemed illegal by the government.

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Russia’s censorship efforts have faced little resistance. In the United States and Europe, once full-throated champions of an open internet, leaders have been largely silent amid deepening distrust of Silicon Valley and attempts to regulate the worst internet abuses themselves. Russian authorities have pointed to the West’s tech industry regulation to justify their own crackdown.

“It’s striking that this hasn’t gotten the attention of the Biden administration,” said Michael McFaul, an American ambassador to Russia in the Obama administration. He criticized Apple, Facebook , Google and Twitter for not speaking out more forcefully against Russia’s policies.

A White House spokeswoman said the administration had discussed freedom of expression online with the Russian government and called on the Kremlin to “stop its pressure campaign to censor critics.”

In a statement, Roskomnadzor did not address its filtering technology but said foreign social networks had continued ignoring Russian internet laws, which prohibit incitement and content on topics that “split the state,” such as drug use and extremist organizations.

“Russian legislation in the field of media and information does not allow censorship,” it said, adding that the law “clearly defines the types of content that are harmful and pose a threat” to citizens.

Google, which owns YouTube, and Twitter declined to comment. Apple did not respond to requests for comment. In a statement, Facebook did not address Russia specifically but said it was “committed to respecting the human rights of all those who use our products.”

Rostelecom, one of Russia’s largest internet service providers, referred questions to Roskomnadzor. MegaFon declined to comment. MTS and Vympelcom did not respond to requests for comment.

Many question whether Russia has the technical expertise or political will to cut off major online sources of entertainment, information and work for its citizens. In 2018, before the new censorship technology was in place, the authorities abandoned an effort to shut down the popular messaging service Telegram because of technical problems and public anger. Many see YouTube as a future target because of its use by independent media and critics of the Kremlin, which could cause a backlash.

Yet internet access is increasingly used as an instrument of political power. In recent years, governments in India, Myanmar, Ethiopia and elsewhere have used internet blackouts to stifle pockets of dissent. Russia had internet shutdowns during antigovernment protests in the southern region of Ingushetia in 2018 and Moscow in 2019.

China has provided inspiration. For years, Russian politicians held talks with Chinese officials about making their own Great Firewall , once even meeting with the architect of the filters that block foreign sites. In 2019, during China’s World Internet Conference, Roskomnadzor signed an agreement with its Chinese analogue pledging tighter government controls over the internet.

But unlike China, which has three state-run telecoms that get people online, Russia has thousands of internet providers, which makes it more difficult to censor. That’s where the black boxes come in, giving government officials a scalpel rather than a sledgehammer for the filtering of specific websites and services without cutting off all access.

Russia has a long history of censorship. For decades, international phone lines were restricted and radio jammers obstructed foreign broadcasts. The state still tightly controls television.

The internet was different. It was credited with playing a role in bringing Boris Yeltsin to power in 1991 by allowing pro-democracy groups inside Russia and beyond to coordinate and exchange information. In the ensuing years, fiber-optic cables were laid to connect the country to the global internet.

Mr. Putin has tried putting that genie back in the bottle. Surveillance systems monitor people’s online activities, and some bloggers have been arrested. In 2012, the country passed a law requiring internet service providers to block thousands of banned websites, but it was hard to enforce and many sites remained available.

So in May 2019, Mr. Putin signed off on a new phase: a “sovereign internet” law that forced internet providers to install “technical means of countering threats” — equipment loaded with software for the government to track, filter and reroute internet traffic without any involvement or knowledge from the companies.

The law created a registry of transnational internet cables entering the country and key exchange points where internet networks in Russia connect. This map makes it easier for authorities to shut down parts of the network, experts said.

Since then, hundreds of companies have received orders from Roskomnadzor. The regulator has demanded information about the companies’ computer systems and what settings must be used to allow a government body, the Center for Monitoring and Management of Public Communications Networks, to remotely access their networks, according to documents shared with The Times.

Then government-approved contractors installed the filtering equipment, allowing the regulator to block, slow or redirect traffic, said Mikhail Klimarev, an industry analyst who has worked with Russian internet firms such as Rostelecom.

“A blocking system is installed at the border of every Russian internet provider,” he said.

The technology is now at 500 locations of telecom operators, covering 100 percent of mobile internet traffic and 73 percent of broadband traffic, a Russian official involved in the program said on Wednesday. By next year, the technology will be inside more than 1,000 locations, the official said.

The filtering technology is made by companies including RDP.ru, a Russian provider of telecommunications technology with ties to the government, according to University of Michigan researchers and Russian telecom experts. On RDP’s website , it boasts of offering “high-performance URL filtering of prohibited sites” that allow operators to comply with Russian laws. The company sells products in Belarus and Kazakhstan, countries where human rights groups have documented internet censorship.

RDP.ru did not respond to a request for comment.

Attacking Twitter, which is not widely popular in Russia, was a “crucial moment,” said Andrei Soldatov, co-author of “The Red Web,” a book about the Russian internet. University of Michigan researchers measured the connection was slowed by about 87 percent, only slightly better than cellular networks from the early 2000s.

“It showed they had this capability and could use it,” Mr. Soldatov said.

Oleg Matsnev contributed reporting. Additional production by Gray Beltran .

An earlier version of this article misstated the name of the technology that can be used to slow down internet traffic. It is deep packet inspection, not deep package inspection.

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Adam Satariano is a technology reporter based in London. More about Adam Satariano

Paul Mozur is a correspondent focused on technology and geopolitics in Asia. He was part of a team that won the 2021 Pulitzer Prize in public service for coverage of the coronavirus pandemic. More about Paul Mozur

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Keshav Murugesh serves as Group Chief Executive Officer and Member of the Board of Directors of WNS….

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Keshav Murugesh serves as Group Chief Executive Officer and Member of the Board of Directors of WNS. Based in Mumbai, Keshav is responsible for executing the business strategy, and directing the overall performance and growth of the organization. He is a member of The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) CEO Council and has been the Chairman of Nasscom* for 2019-2020. He was also the Chairman of the Nasscom Consumer Interest Protection Task Force. Keshav is a Member on the Board of WNS Cares Foundation that focuses on community-related projects, especially education for lesser-privileged children in WNS locations globally. Prior to WNS, he has held several leadership positions in global companies, including President and CEO, Syntel Inc. and ITC Ltd. (an affiliate of BAT Plc). Keshav is a social evangelist, who introduced the first-ever Cyber Crime educational series for the Mumbai Police through WNS and Nasscom. He was the founder Chairman of Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) India, now known as Enactus, a global organization involved in educational outreach projects in partnership with businesses. He is a Fellow of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and a recipient of the prestigious Chartered Accountants Business Achiever award, 2013. He has been honored as an 'Outstanding CEO' at the Asia Pacific Entrepreneurship Awards, 2015. He has also won the coveted 'India Disruptor of the Year' award at the CNBC-TV18 India Business Leader Awards, 2018.

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R. swaminathan, alpar kamber, deepak gupta, gopi krishnan, jason wolfson, krishnan raghunathan, pervez workingboxwalla, sanjay jain, selva vaidiyanathan, yogendra goyal.

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Chief Financial Officer

Sanjay Puria is the Chief Financial Officer, and leads the Global Finance and Information Technology functions. He is a member of the 'WNS Executive Management Council.' A large part of Sanjay's experience has been in the offshore services industry. Sanjay has held several leadership positions within WNS in the finance function. He is a Chartered Accountant (CA) from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) from the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

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Chief People Officer

R. Swaminathan (Swami) is responsible for the entire gamut of people-oriented operations. He is a member of the 'WNS Executive Management Council.' Prior to WNS, Swami has held leadership positions at CA Technologies, he was the Head of HR at Syntel and has helmed diverse roles at GE spanning operations and sales. He is a change management coach and a keen practitioner of six sigma. Swami has a Master’s degree in Social Work from the University of Madras.

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Chief Business Officer

Alpar Kamber is responsible for executing business strategy and driving the overall growth and performance of key business units, including Hi-Tech and Professional Services, Manufacturing, Retail, and Consumer Products, and the Procurement Services function. He was the Founder and CEO of Denali Sourcing Services (now a part of WNS), a next-generation procurement services provider. Prior to Denali, Alpar held management positions at Ariba, FreeMarkets, Diamond Technology Partners and E&Y.

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Chief Business Officer & Business Unit Head, Travel & Leisure

Deepak Gupta is responsible for executing business strategy and driving the overall growth and performance of key business units, including Travel & Leisure, Shipping & Logistics, and Energy & Utilities. He also leads the Digital Customer Experience capability for the organization. Prior to WNS, he has worked with Choice Hotels, IBM Daksh and Hutchison Essar.

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General Counsel

Gopi Krishnan has decades of experience as in-house counsel, primarily in the IT industry. He is a member of the 'WNS Executive Management Council.' Gopi provides legal and regulatory advice to the Board of Directors and senior management, oversees the company's customer and vendor contracts, dispute resolution, mergers & acquisitions, and areas around employment law. He has held several leadership positions in Infosys, IBM and corporate law firms. He is an alumnus of the National Law School of India University.

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Jason Wolfson is responsible for executing business strategy and driving the overall growth and performance of WNS’ Healthcare and Life Sciences business units and WNS-HealthHelp, a utilization management company. Prior to WNS, Jason was on the founding team as CEO of Poplar, an integrated delivery system serving Medicare patients in five markets across the US. Jason has previously held several leadership positions at Anthem, Optum, McKesson-Allscripts and Wolters Kluwer Health.

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Head, Finance & Accounting Services

Krishnan Raghunathan is the Head of Finance & Accounting (F&A) practice and operations at WNS. He also oversees International Operations and Delivery Centers. Krishnan has decades of experience across F&A, BPM, Sales Solutions and Capability functions. Prior to WNS, Krishnan held several key roles at Genpact. He is a Chartered Accountant (CA) from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.

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Chief Risk Officer

Pervez Workingboxwalla currently serves as the Chief Risk Officer for the WNS Group. His primary responsibilities include developing and implementing risk intelligent solutions for supporting decision making in alignment with organizational objectives as well as delivering assurance towards efficient and effective implementation of corporate wide policies. Pervez is a Chartered Accountant from the ICAI and has nearly three decades of experience in designing and deploying risk management and assurance programs. Pervez has previously worked with Arthur Andersen and Ernst & Young in the Advisory and Risk Consulting practices.

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Chief Business Transformation Officer

Sanjay Jain supports the organization and clients in large and transformative deals. He is a member of the 'WNS Executive Management Council,' and assists with the development and positioning of new capabilities and technologies. Prior to WNS, Sanjay was the founding partner of several technology start-ups. Sanjay holds an engineering degree in Electronics and Communication from Delhi University.

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Selva Vaidiyanathan oversees the execution of business strategy and is responsible for driving growth and performance of key business units, including Banking, Financial Services and Insurance. Prior to joining WNS, Selva held leadership positions at Aon, General Motors, Genpact and DaimlerChrysler AG.

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Chief Growth Officer

Yogendra (Yogi) leads the company’s efforts in developing and implementing new growth strategies globally. Yogi oversees the Sales and Strategy function and advisor relations. He is responsible for planning, designing, and implementing processes to support business growth by defining customer segments and new markets. Yogi brings proven capability in service delivery, transition, operations re-engineering, client management, pre-sales and sales. Before joining WNS, Yogi was with EXL, serving as Head of Sales for the Insurance and Healthcare verticals. He began his BPM career in 1999 with GE Capital and has managed operations for GE Australia.

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Adrian mcknight, akhilesh ayer, archana raghuram, chris lloyd, david mackey, dr. gauri puri, gavin atkinson, himanshu bhardwaj, jaison augustine, jay venkateswaran, jitender mohan, julie brignac, manish vora, puneet dikshit, shea helmle, suhrid brahma, venkatesh ramarathinam.

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Chief Digital Officer

Adrian McKnight is the Chief Digital Officer and is responsible for driving WNS’ technology strategy, digital consulting and transformation agenda to power business growth. Previously, he was WNS’ Head of Transformation & Quality. Prior to WNS, Adrian held key portfolios at QBE Insurance. Before that, he was the Chief Data Officer for Suncorp Group in Australia.

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Head, WNS Triange

Akhilesh Ayer is the Head of WNS Triange (WNS’ Research, Analytics & AI Practice). While leading a specialized team of data scientists, data engineers and industry experts at WNS, he is responsible for enabling the data and analytics agenda in client organizations. Prior to WNS, Akhilesh was part of the formative team that set up the Research practice at GE’s Analytics Center of Excellence, which later became Genpact Analytics. Akhilesh has held key portfolios with McGladrey Capital Markets and CRISIL.

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Head, Marketing & Communications

Archana Raghuram leads Marketing, Employee Communications and Public Relations. She is responsible for driving WNS' end-to-end marketing strategy, sales enablement and brand management. She also spearheads the creation of compelling thought leadership for the company. Prior to WNS, Archana has worked with Oracle, and was a media journalist with leading Indian and international publications.

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Business Unit Head, Energy & Utilities

Chris is the Business Unit Head for Energy & Utilities vertical at WNS. He also manages the WNS South Africa business. Having begun his career as an Electrical Engineer, he has over two decades of experience across multiple areas in the Utility sector, including network planning and operations, waste-to-energy PFI projects and customer service operations. Prior to WNS, Chris worked for Scottish Power, United Utilities, Vertex, and Mphasis, and was instrumental in developing the first multi-utility installation in the UK.

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EVP, Finance & Head of Investor Relations

David Mackey is the Head of Investor Relations. He supports the company’s efforts across business strategy, capital markets and corporate finance. David has over 25 years of experience in the offshore services industry, with expertise in strategic planning, P&L management, financial analysis, operations, business development, investor relations and equity capital markets. Prior to WNS, David held senior-level finance positions with Syntel and Unisys.

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Business Unit Head, Life Sciences & Healthcare Services

Dr. Gauri Puri heads the Lifesciences and Healthcare business unit of WNS that caters to payers, providers, pharmaceutical and medtech companies. She is responsible for the strategy, growth and financial performance of the business unit. Dr. Gauri has three decades of experience across the Healthcare, Lifesciences and BFSI industries. Prior to WNS, Dr. Gauri worked with a large global BPM and IT organization and was also a practicing dental surgeon for several years at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS).

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Managing Director, WNS South Africa

Gavin Atkinson leads WNS South Africa and is responsible for leading the entire South African operation, which comprises five revenue-generating divisions in seven sites across the country. He has over two decades of experience in the BPM industry and has been instrumental in shaping WNS’ Customer Experience Services in South Africa. Prior to WNS, Gavin was the CEO of BankServAfrica’s Contact Center. He has previously served as Chairman of the Contact Center Management Group and a founding member of the industry body BPESA.

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Business Unit Head, Hi-Tech & Professional Services

Himanshu Bhardwaj is the Business Unit Head of Hi-Tech & Professional Services (HPS). He is responsible for the strategy, growth initiatives and financial performance of the business unit. Previously, he led WNS’ Manufacturing, Retail & Consumer Products business unit. Prior to WNS, Himanshu donned multiple global and leadership roles in Xchanging plc (a DXC company), Cambridge Solutions Ltd. and FedEx.

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Business Unit Head, Shipping & Logistics

Jaison Augustine is the Business Unit Head for Shipping & Logistics vertical at WNS. He has decades of experience in international shipping and logistics industries. Prior to WNS, Jaison worked with CP Ships and American President Lines.

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Business Unit Head, Banking & Financial Services

Jay Venkateswaran is the Business Unit Head for Banking and Financial Services. He is responsible for the strategy, growth and financial performance of these businesses. Prior to joining WNS, he was with AT Kearney as Consulting Partner.

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Business Unit Head, Travel & Hospitality

Jitender Mohan is the Business Unit Head of Travel and Hospitality. He is responsible for the strategy, growth initiatives and financial performance of the business unit. Previously, he held several leadership roles in WNS, including leading the Hi-Tech & Professional Services business unit and the Customer Interaction Services (CIS) practice. He has decades of experience in the IT sector in various roles ranging from transformation, process re-engineering, and operations to sales and training. Before joining WNS, Jitender worked with GE / Genpact and IBM.

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Head, Procurement Services

Julie Brignac is the Head of Procurement Services. She has 25+ years of experience delivering robust business outcomes in Procurement, Supply Chain, Operations, Quality, Business Transformation and Finance. Previously, she managed Client Services globally for WNS Denali. Prior to joining WNS, Julie held leadership positions at DuPont, Honeywell, Newell Brands, Brambles and Accenture.

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Business Unit Head, Manufacturing, Retail & Consumer Products

Manish Vora is the Business Unit Head of Manufacturing, Retail & Consumer Products. He is responsible for the strategy, growth initiatives and financial performance of these businesses. Previously, he served as Executive Vice President and Head of Sales (Horizontal Offerings) at WNS. With a background in finance, Manish has decades of experience in outsourcing, consulting, risk management, investment banking and audit. Prior to WNS, Manish worked with Accenture, Outsource Partners International and ICICI.

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Business Unit Head, Insurance

Puneet Dikshit is the Head of the Global Insurance Business Unit at WNS. He is responsible for the strategy, growth initiatives and financial performance of the business unit. Puneet has a proven track record of success, with over 25 years of experience in operations and customer relationship management in the US, UK and Australian markets. Prior to joining WNS, Puneet held leadership positions at global majors, including Citicorp Credit Services.

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Chief Executive Officer, WNS-HealthHelp

Shea Helmle is the Chief Executive Officer of WNS-HealthHelp. He is responsible for the strategy, growth initiatives and financial performance of WNS-HealthHelp. Before WNS, Shea was the Senior Vice President and Chief Product Officer of Optum’s Payer Product and Growth Enablement division. Prior to joining Optum, he held key insurance leadership roles at Clover Health and Florida Blue.

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Chief Operating Officer, WNS Vuram

Suhrid Brahma is the Chief Operating Officer of WNS Vuram, a global provider of hyperautomation services specializing in low-code enterprise automation. Previously, he led the WNS Technology Services and Internal Systems Development teams. He has decades of experience in the IT industry in various roles, including consulting. Prior to WNS, Suhrid worked with PwC, GE / Genpact, Deloitte and Wipro.

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Chief Executive Officer, WNS Vuram

Venkatesh Ramarathinam is the CEO of WNS Vuram, a global provider of hyperautomation services specializing in low-code enterprise automation. He is responsible for leading the operations and overseeing the performance of WNS Vuram. Venkatesh has spearheaded several innovations within WNS Vuram and successfully built its expertise across multiple emerging technologies such as BPM, RPA, ML, OCR, Document Processing AI, and Analytics. Prior to WNS Vuram, Venkatesh was the Director of International Services at the Appian Corporation.

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  1. Careers

    WNS Education. Through structured, curriculum-based, and industry-relevant certification programs, we re-skill our employees for tomorrow, empowering them with the expertise needed to thrive in the digital age. Aspire. Our flagship talent management program is designed to recognize and hone emerging leaders within WNS.

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    WNS is a leading global BPO company, offering outsourcing employment opportunities to many people. If you are looking for outsourcing employment opportunities, WNS is the right place for you. WNS is a leading business process outsourcing organization, which offers outsourcing employment opportunities to a multitude of people.

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    NEW YORK & MUMBAI, India--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul. 6, 2018-- WNS (Holdings) Limited (NYSE: WNS), a leading provider of global Business Process Management (BPM) services, today launched 'WNS Education,' a learning academy that offers employees the opportunity to receive 'Digital and Business Process Management' certifications, enabling them to reskill and upskill for the digital future.

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    WNS (Holdings) Limited (NYSE: WNS) is a leading Business Process Management (BPM) company. We combine our deep industry knowledge with technology and analytics expertise to co-create innovative, digital-led transformational solutions with clients across 10 industries. 3 Global HQs. 4 Continents. 13 Countries. 66 Delivery Centers. 600+ Clients ...

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    WNS Cares Foundation: Co-creating Lives WNS Cares Foundation (WCF) is the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) arm of WNS Global Services Private Limited. With education at the core of its agenda, WCF helps to bridge the educational gap faced by marginalized children by pursuing a trifold path:

  9. WNS Global Services

    WNS was founded in 1996 by British Airways as Speedwing World Network Services in Mumbai. In May 2002, a 70% shareholding was sold to Warburg Pincus. 1999 - A delivery centre was launched in Pune, India. 2004 - New centres were set up in Colombo in Sri Lanka and Gurgaon in India.

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    WNS (Holdings) Limited (NYSE: WNS) is a global Business Process Management (BPM) leader. We offer business value to 350+ clients around the world by combining operational excellence with deep domain expertise in key industry verticals, including banking and financial services, healthcare, insurance, manufacturing, media and entertainment ...

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    WNS (Holdings) Limited (NYSE: WNS) is a leading global Business Process Management (BPM) company. WNS offers business value to 200+ global clients by combining operational excellence with deep domain expertise in key industry verticals, including Banking and Financial Services, Healthcare, Insurance, Manufacturing, Media and Entertainment, Consulting and Professional Services, Retail ...

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    Co-creation is the simple act of uniting the best of all worlds. We align our domain expertise, operational excellence, analytics, digital and technology capabilities with the vision, goals and experiences of our clients, so that they are front-runners in a disruptive world. Co-creation and outperformance are in our DNA. Core to everything we do.

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    Keshav is a Member on the Board of WNS Cares Foundation that focuses on community-related projects, especially education for lesser-privileged children in WNS locations globally. Prior to WNS, he has held several leadership positions in global companies, including President and CEO, Syntel Inc. and ITC Ltd. (an affiliate of BAT Plc).