HCL receives Best Governed Company award

BANGALORE, INDIA: The Asian Centre for Corporate Governance & Sustainability, a ‘Not for Profit' independent institution, conferred the Best Governed Company Award on HCL Technologies, a leading global IT services company, at the Asia Business Responsibility Summit 2014 in Mumbai.

Anant Gupta, CEO, HCL Technologies Ltd. received the award presented by the chief guest and key note speaker at the Summit Mr. Mervyn King, Chairman of the International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) and a member of the Private Sector Advisory Group to the World Bank on Corporate Governance.

Gupta said: "It's an honor and privilege for HCL to be recognized as well governed enterprise by a renowned non-profit institution like the ACCGS and its global evaluation panel. It's heartening to be rewarded for our relentless pursuit of corporate excellence through transparency and corporate governance, focus on customer relationships and grassroots led innovation."

"HCL Technologies has a board of eminent directors, who are not only independent minded but it represents a cohesive board. The company maintains very high standards of disclosures and transparency and treats all its shareholders as well as stakeholder in an equitable manner, which is why, as a jury I felt that HCL Technologies deserves Best Governed Company Award for 2013." said M.K. Chouhan, vice chairman, Global Advisory Board, Asian Centre For Corporate Governance & Sustainability and chairman - Mahendra & Young Knowledge Foundation.