In an interview with 5Paisa, Priyadarshan Mundhra, Co-Founder and Executive Director of eClerx Services, discusses eClerx’s recent performance, what key strategies the firm has focused on, and plans to expand key service areas in the coming years.
Read the full interview below.
eClerx to remain aggressive
about acquisitions
Anish Ghoshal is a Non-executive, Independent Director who joined the eClerx Board in August 2007. Currently, a law partner at Dua Associates, Anish’s areas of expertise includes corporate, regulatory and labor law, acquisitions, joint ventures, and intellectual property. He has a bachelor’s degree in Commerce with honors from St. Xavier’s College in Calcutta and a bachelor’s degree in law from the University of Bombay.
Biren Gabhawala is a Non-executive, Independent Director who joined the eClerx Board in May 2011. With 30 years’ experience, Mr. Gabhawala is a qualified chartered accountant and a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. Presently, he is a senior partner at M/s. C. M. Gabhawala & Co. Chartered Accountants, specializing in direct and indirect Taxation, FEMA, International Taxation, and Mergers and Acquisitions. Mr. Gabhawala holds a bachelor’s degree in Commerce from H. R. College of Commerce & Economics in Mumbai.
Deepa Kapoor is a Non-executive, Independent Director who joined the eClerx Board in March 2014. She is currently the Director of an MBA program and leads various executive education initiatives. Previously, Deepa headed Corporate Social Responsibility at Genpact and Punj Lloyd and has worked at several international companies including Broadview Associates, Oracle Corporation, and Lucent Technologies. Deepa holds an MBA from University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business and a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and Mathematics from Smith College in Northampton, MA.
Shailesh Kekre is a Non-executive and Independent Director, who joined eClerx’s board in March 2017. Prior to joining the board, Shailesh was a Partner at McKinsey & Company in India and a leader of the firm’s global Sourcing and Analytics practices for over 17 years. Shailesh serves as an advisor to several global enterprises in India, US, UK and Germany and specializes in business strategy and operations for IT / BPM and the R&D industry. Mr. Kekre holds a management degree from the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta and a bachelor’s degree in Technology and Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur.
Srinjay Sengupta is an Non-executive, Independent Director who joined eClerx Board in January 2021. He is a seasoned professional in the technology and outsourcing industry. He held senior roles at Infosys, where he setup the UK and European operations of the company, and at iGate, where he was head of global sales and marketing. He also worked at McKinsey & Company and is now an independent adviser to global corporations in the areas of technology, operations and outsourcing. He is also an investor in tech intensive scale ups. He is an alumnus of the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A) and holds a bachelor’s degree from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur.
Anjan Malik is a Co-founder and the Executive Director of eClerx’s on-shore subsidiaries. He has over 25 years of experience in consulting, investment banking and knowledge process outsourcing. Anjan worked with Accenture in Europe and Lehman Brothers in the US before starting eClerx, with PD Mundhra, in 2000. Anjan holds an MBA from The Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania (USA) and a Physics degree from Imperial College, London (UK).
