Ganesh Ayyar named MphasiS Chief Executive Officer and member of Board of Directors

MphasiS, an EDS company, today announced that former Hewlett-Packard (HP) executive Ganesh Ayyar, 47, has been named chief executive officer and a member of the MphasiS Board of Directors.

Ayyar will take on his role with immediate effect, reporting directly to, Michael Coomer, chairman – MphasiS and senior vice president, Asia Pacific & Japan Region, Global Financial Services Industry, EDS, an HP Company. He will be based at MphasiS’ headquarters in Bangalore.

Ganesh joins MphasiS from HP where he was vice president, Managed Services, Asia Pacific & Japan. This business covers selective sourcing and small and medium outsourcing deals. Ganesh joined HP in 1989 and has held several roles across its diverse business groups across geographies. In 1999, Ganesh was the president of HP India and was instrumental in strengthening HP’s position in India. He was also the co-lead for pre-merger Integration Planning for HP-Compaq Merger for Asia Pacific & Japan. He was the co-lead for pre-merger integration planning for HP-Compaq Merger for Asia Pacific & Japan. From 2004 to 2008, Ganesh was vice president of Outsourcing Services Business Unit for Asia-Pacific & Japan.

“Ganesh Ayyar has demonstrated great success over many years at HP where he built, developed and grew significant business groups,” said Michael Coomer, chairman – MphasiS and senior vice president, Asia Pacific and Japan Region, Global Financial Services Industry, EDS, an HP Company. “He brings to us a unrivalled understanding of Finance, Sales & Marketing, General Management, P&L Management and People Management. Ganesh is a great leader for our executive team and his vast experience will enable us leverage synergies between MphasiS and HP.”

“In today’s challenging global environment, I am delighted to lead MphasiS through both transformation and exponential opportunity,” said Ayyar. “I look forward to expanding on the current traction that MphasiS has with its customers, growing shareholder value and fostering an innovation ecosystem at the workplace.”

About MphasiS
MphasiS, an EDS company, is a leading Applications Services, Remote Infrastructure Services, BPO and KPO services provider. We deliver real improvements in business performance for clients through a combination of technology know-how, domain and process expertise. With currently over 28,000 people on the roles, we service clients in Financial Services, Healthcare, Communications, Transportation, Consumer & Retail industries and to Governments around the world. To know more, please visit http://www.mphasis.com.

About HP

HP, the world’s largest technology company, simplifies the technology experience for consumers and businesses with a portfolio that spans printing, personal computing, software, services and IT infrastructure. More information about HP (NYSE: HPQ) is available at http://www.hp.com.

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Michelle Nalini Kumar

MphasiS Corporate Communications

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