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Mindtree names Manisha Girotra to board of directors

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Soma Tah
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BANGALORE, INDIA: Mindtree appointed Manisha Girotra, the India CEO of a  global independent investment bank, to its board of directors effective May 20, 2014.

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Manisha Girotra is the CEO of Moelis & Company in India. She ran the India operations for UBS and Barclays de Zoete Wedd's investment bank. Manisha is a specialist in investment banking, mergers & acquisitions and wealth management. She has been nominated in Fortune's Most Powerful Women in Business Club in 2011 and was honoured as a Young Global Leader 2010 by the World Economic Forum.

"As we move into the next phase of Mindtree's growth, Manisha's vast global experience will be a great asset in guiding our strategy and providing us with enlightened oversight. She is a nationally respected business leader known for her ability to drive change," said Subroto Bagchi, chairman, Mindtree.

The board also elected Rostow Ravanan as an executive director in addition to his role as the CFO. Rostow Ravanan co-founded Mindtree in 1999. He was part of a team that has led Mindtree from an idea to IPO. He is responsible for defining and implementing processes for good governance that has taken Mindtree to the list of Top 25 best-governed companies in India. CFO Magazine voted him in the list of Top 100 CFOs in India for four years.