Thursday, September 02, 2010:
NIIT Technologies Ltd. announced the appointment of Ms. Pratibha K. Advani as the Chief Financial Officer. She takes over from Mr. Amit Roy who was appointed as Chief Financial Officer in the interim.
Ms. Advani joins NIIT Technologies from Barclays Shared Services Pvt. Ltd.
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(a subsidiary of Barclays Bank Plc.) where she was Chief Financial Officer. Her previous experience includes working as the Vice President Finance & Chief Financial Officer at GE-SBI Cards. She was also the Sourcing and Productivity Leader at GE Money, India. Pratibha started her finance career with ITC Ltd. and spent 15 years with their Hotels business. During her stint at GE she was the recipient of several awards including the GE Chairman’s Award & Management Award for the best Finance function.
Welcoming Ms. Advani, Mr. Arvind Thakur, CEO, NIIT Technologies Ltd., said, “We are delighted to have Ms. Advani on board. Her diverse background and extensive financial experience will support the changing dynamics of our business derived from its exciting expansion plans”.*
A qualified Chartered Accountant with Six Sigma certification and LEAN training, she has over 25 years of valuable professional experience in financial strategy, risk and governance, legal, secretarial, finance and accounts, tax planning, and acquisitions.
Commenting on her appointment, Ms. Pratibha K. Advani, CFO, NIIT
Technologies Ltd, said, “I am excited to take on this responsibility at NIIT Technologies Ltd. My focus will be to devise and execute financial strategy in consonance with the organizations strategic and business goals to be a dominant player in the sector.”
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