ExlService Holdings, a provider of transformation and outsourcing solutions, has announced the election of Kiran Karnik to the Board of Directors of EXL with effect from September 25, 2008. Karnik is expected to draw on his three decades of leadership experience in providing strategic focus to EXL's long-term development strategy, talent acquisition and management initiatives and infrastructure development.

Karnik said, "I am glad to be on EXL's Board of Directors. This association helps me continue with the initiatives I had taken up at Nasscom for the advancement of Indian expertise in the services sector to the global arena as well as working toward equitable spread of the supply of talent across India to meet the employment demands generated by this sector."

Karnik was the immediate past president of Nasscom, India's apex IT industry body. During his tenure at Nasscom, he worked closely with the industry as well as the central and state governments in India to advance this sector in India and globally. Prior to his tenure at Nasscom, Karnik was the managing director at Discovery Networks in India where he spearheaded the launch of Discovery Channel and Animal Planet in South Asia.

Vikram Talwar, executive chairman of the Board of Directors, EXL, said, "We are delighted to have Kiran Karnik on the board. His extensive and diverse experience will be a valuable addition to EXL's Board of Directors."