BWI: WNS recognized with the CISO 100 Awards 2011

Press release from Business Wire India
Source: WNS
Tuesday, May 31, 2011 03:00 PM IST (09:30 AM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest; Business: Advertising, PR & marketing, Business services, Information technology, Media & entertainment, Telecommunications; Technology
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WNS recognized with the CISO 100 Awards 2011


Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Tuesday, May 31, 2011 -- (Business Wire India) -- WNS (Holdings) Limited (NYSE: WNS), a leading provider of global Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) services, has been recognized by the Top 100 CISO Awards 2011, for demonstrating outstanding performance in its information security and technology practices. WNS's Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)- Arup Chatterjee, was recognized amongst the Top 100 CISOs, for implementing one of the best Information Security practices amongst Indian companies, at a gala event in Mumbai.

The 'Top 100 CISO Awards' recognizes executives who have demonstrated outstanding initiatives in using information security practices and technology to secure their business and mission critical information in the most effective manner and deliver business value, by creating competitive advantage, optimizing business processes and improving relationships with customers. The award is first-of-its-kind and aims to bring to the centre stage, the contribution security officers make in the shaping and securing the integrity of businesses.

"We are extremely proud of our Risk Management & Audit Team, for bringing us this honor." said Keshav R. Murugesh, Group CEO, WNS Global Services. "The award is a recognition of WNS's robust information security practices, which have a right balance of intelligent security platforms and processes, coupled with a strong monitoring framework, which allows our clients to confidently extend their operations to WNS." he added.

The Award also acknowledges WNS's endeavor in working closely with NASSCOM to better equip the Police Department in different cities, in their efforts to combat cyber crime.

About Top 100 CISO Awards

The 'Top 100 CISO Awards' recognize the best and brightest IT security leaders. This first-of-its-kind award has been conceptualized by 'InfoSecurity' India's only print magazine focused exclusively on Information Security, and iViZ Security, the world's first company to launch cloud based on demand penetration testing for applications and networks. The Top 100 CISOs are chosen by the panel of 6 jury members, information security specialists from among the academia, and industry, after a recommendation by a panel of judges, each representing a different segment of industry who bring to the forum their extensive knowledge and experience.

About WNS

WNS (Holdings) Limited (NYSE: WNS), is a leading global business process outsourcing company. WNS offers business value to 200+ global clients by combining operational excellence with deep domain expertise in key industry verticals including Travel, Insurance, Banking and Financial Services, Manufacturing, Retail and Consumer Packaged Goods, Shipping and Logistics and Healthcare and Utilities. WNS delivers an entire spectrum of business process outsourcing services such as finance and accounting, customer care, technology solutions, research and analytics and industry specific back office and front office processes. WNS has over 21,000 professionals across 23 delivery centers worldwide including Costa Rica, India, Philippines, Romania, Sri Lanka and United Kingdom. For more information, visit www.wns.com

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CONTACT DETAILS
Sumi Gupta, Public Relations, WNS Global Services, +91 (22) 40952263, sumi.gupta@wns.com; pr@wns.com
Alan Katz, Investor Relations, WNS Global Services, +1 212 277-8183, ir@wns.com

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