SUMMARY

Results-driven managerial executive with a decade of multi-faceted

experience driving inorganic growth via mergers, acquisitions,

divestitures, joint ventures and strategic alliances. Possess exceptional

communication skills, strong technical background and excellent

organizational ability. Closely collaborate with C-level management. Have

an established record of receiving progressively responsible positions of

trust. Innate ability to develop a cohesive peer group and drive success

working with cross-functional and cross-border teams. MBA (Finance &

Strategy) and US Permanent Resident.

Core Competencies

. All stages of a transaction. Financial modeling and valuation, due

diligence, LOIs (non-binding and firm offers), term sheet, deal

structuring, negotiations, and definitive documentation

. Domain expertise in the I.T sector - software products & services and BPO

. Proficiency in North American, European, and Asian markets with sound

understanding of economic factors, social/cultural practices and industry

trends - and their impact on growth and profitability

. Demonstrated ability to present to internal and external stakeholders

. Capacity to influence without authority

. Strive in intense, competitive settings under deadlines to produce key

deliverables

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

HCL TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED (http://www.hcltech.com/)

May 2002 - Present Director, Strategic Initiatives Group

Sunnyvale, CA

. Work with the office of the Chairman to determine M&A and business

development opportunities

. Core member of designated group responsible for execution of strategic

transactions

. Company's primary liaison with investment banks & private equity for

target generation and sourcing

Key Accomplishments:

. Key role in contributing approximately $250 M to company top line

. Presently structuring deal for HCL's investment into Wellogic to

establish beachhead in President Obama's federally funded Health

Information Exchange (HIE) market with guaranteed Revenues of $8.5 M

over 3 years

. Sourced and completed acquisition of Control Point Solutions to make

HCL a leader in telecom expense management (TEM) BPO services and

added $30 M in Revenues, 60 clients, 200 employees, and 4 delivery

centers in the US

. Initiated and consummated strategic alliance with Computer Associates

(CA) for security software. Deal transitioned 375 CA employees in 8

countries to HCL. Annual Revenue in excess of $100 M.

. Facilitated acquisition of Liberata Financial Services to make HCL a

significant player in Insurance BPO services and added $60 M in

Revenues, 6 clients, 800 employees and 4 delivery centers in the U.K

. Special recognition from Chairman for success in defending HCL in a

multi-million dollar litigation related to HCL's acquisition of eGulf

Technologies by working in tandem with HCL general counsel and

external legal advisors

. Led the due diligence for HCL's acquisition of Capital Stream. Deal

enhanced HCL's ability to provide comprehensive lending and STP

solutions to commercial banks and finance companies. Added $22 M in

Revenues, 70 employees and 24 customers in North America.

. Valued member of high-level team established to float a $200 M SPAC

(Special Purpose Acquisition Company) on the Euronext Amsterdam with

HCL as corporate sponsor. SPAC was to acquire a Banking & Finance

software company with the proceeds of the IPO. SPAC could not list due

to adverse global economic conditions

. Developed deal structuring options for HCL's joint venture with Jones

Apparel Group, Inc., a Fortune 500 apparel company. HCL's first major

advance in the retail vertical. Revenue commitment of $32 M

. Devised HCL's investment approach for Zamba Solutions, a US based

consulting and systems integration company, to offer joint CRM

solutions to global 2000 companies. $9 M Deal

. Excellent relationships developed with bulge-bracket, middle-market

and boutique Investment Banks

CINCOM SYSTEMS, INC. (http://www.cincom.com)

June 2001 - April 2002 Associate, Business Development

Cincinnati, OH

. Led financial modeling and valuation assessments for Cincom's M&A and

corporate development strategy

. Supported deal structuring and due diligence and participated in

negotiations

. Identified potential growth opportunities and partners

. Presented findings to office of President and CFO

Key Accomplishments:

. Significant role in deal to sell two Cincom divisions to HCL

Technologies

. Created the term sheet and business plan for a joint venture with a

leading collections company with the main thrust of the partnership

being to collect the debt using a 125-seat call center in India

. Formulated the investment strategy for a partnership with a leading

customer relationship management (CRM) company to offshore their

customer support to Cincom Systems India Ltd.

BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES May 2000 -

August 2000

Summer Associate, Global Corporate and Investment Bank (GCIB)

Chicago, IL

. Investment Banking Summer Intern for the e-commerce division

Key Accomplishments:

. Developed strategy for increasing sales of research reports generated

by Banc of America Securities

. Proposed framework for improvements in online transaction capabilities

for Private Client Services based on industry best practices

. Created financial models and performed sensitivity analyses to measure

the financial viability of the call centers for the corporate banking

division in the Midwest

TRIDENT GROUP (http://www.tridentindia.com)

June 1998 - July 1999

Assistant to V.P. of Corporate Finance

New Delhi, INDIA

. Financial planning and analysis role

Key Accomplishments:

. Assisted in the internal merger of two subsidiary companies

. Aided process of procurement of $1.3 M long-term loan from a

consortium of three financial institutions

. Coordinated with ICICI Securities (Merchant Bankers) for a $10 M

equity issue of a subsidiary company

EDUCATION

Case Western Reserve University

May 2001

MBA (Finance & Strategy)

Cleveland, OH

. Merit based Scholarship

. GMAT Score: 700 (97th Percentile); GPA: 3.60/4.0

. Co-Authored Paper: "N.R. Narayana Murthy: Powered by Intellect,

Driven by Value" (October 2000)

. Paper referenced in National Bestseller: "Primal Leadership: Learning

to Lead with Emotional Intelligence"

University of Delhi

July 1998

B.A Economics (with Honors)

Delhi, INDIA

INTERESTS

. Voracious appetite for reading (History, Fiction, Geo-Politics and

Current Affairs)

. Sports: Tennis, Cricket, Table Tennis and Bowling

. Texas hold 'em[pic]

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