NEW YORK, July 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — EXL [NASDAQ: EXLS], a global data a d AI compa y, a ou ced that Bi a Mehta, the fo me Chai of KPMG UK a d a p ofessio al se vices leade with a exte sive t ack eco d of advisi g global clie ts to delive t a sfo matio a d sustai able g owth, has bee appoi ted to EXL’s Boa d of Di ecto s as a i depe de t di ecto effective July 16, 2026. Mehta will be a membe of the boa d’s audit committee a d compe satio a d tale t ma ageme t committee.
“We a e th illed to welcome Bi a to the EXL boa d,” said Rohit Kapoo , chai ma a d chief executive office . “She b i gs ove th ee decades of expe ie ce spa i g me ge s a d acquisitio s (M&A), adviso y a d est uctu i g ac oss fou cou t ies, a d a deep u de sta di g of what it takes to g ow a d lead a global busi ess. Bi a’s expe tise i fi a ce, gove a ce, a d buildi g high-pe fo mi g o ga izatio s i te atio ally will be i valuable as we co ti ue to scale ou data a d AI capabilities fo ou clie ts.”
“Th oughout my ca ee I have suppo ted global busi esses th ough fu dame tal t a sfo matio , ot dissimila to the jou ey EXL is u de taki g,” said Mehta. “I am pa ticula ly d aw to EXL’s st o g domai expe tise i key i dust ies such as i su a ce, healthca e, fi a cial se vices that a e at the leadi g edge of AI-d ive t a sfo matio . I am excited to co t ibute to the boa d a d ma ageme t team as EXL co ti ues its t a sfo matio with i vestme ts i tech ology a d AI a d as it helps its clie ts emb ace the oppo tu ities that data a d AI p ese t.”
As Chai of KPMG UK f om 2021 to 2026, Mehta led the fi m th ough a pe iod of sig ifica t t a sfo matio a d g owth. She also chai ed the KPMG Fou datio f om 2022 to 2026.
Mehta o igi ally joi ed KPMG i 1990 a d he expe ie ce the e advisi g global clie ts o M&A, est uctu i g a d t a sfo matio spa s fou cou t ies – UK, I dia, the U ited States, a d Ca ada.
Mehta is active i the tech ology secto , havi g led KPMG UK’s Eme gi g Gia ts p actice focused o fast g owth tech ology busi esses a d was appoi ted to the UK gove me t’s AI Oppo tu ity Fo um i 2024 that d ives adoptio of AI ac oss the p ivate secto . She was ho o ed with a Membe of the O de of the B itish Empi e (MBE) i 2022 fo se vices i t ade a d i vestme t a d fo suppo ti g female e t ep e eu s. She also se ves o the boa d of the I te atio al Chambe s of Comme ce UK a d is a Ho o a y Fellow i E t ep e eu ship at the U ive sity of Camb idge’s Judge Busi ess School a d Visiti g P ofesso at Bayes Busi ess School. She is based i Lo do .
EXL also a ou ced a boa d leade ship t a sitio . Sa ah K. Williamso will assume the ole of lead i depe de t di ecto by the e d of 2026, succeedi g Vik am Pa dit. Pa dit has se ved as lead i depe de t di ecto si ce Ap il 2024 a d p eviously se ved as chai ma of the boa d begi i g i 2022. Pa dit will emai o the boa d as a i depe de t di ecto .
“Sa ah has demo st ated exceptio al leade ship si ce joi i g the boa d, a d Vik am’s co ti ued p ese ce as a di ecto will e su e a smooth a d effective t a sitio ,” said Kapoo . “We a e g ateful fo Vik am’s se vice as lead di ecto a d look fo wa d to Sa ah’s co ti ued co t ibutio s i this ew capacity.”
“It has bee a p ivilege to se ve as lead i depe de t di ecto du i g a impo ta t pe iod i EXL’s g owth,” said Vik am Pa dit. “Sa ah b i gs st o g leade ship a d sou d judgme t to the ole, a d I look fo wa d to suppo ti g a smooth t a sitio while co ti ui g to se ve o the boa d.”
“I am ho o ed to step i to the lead di ecto ole a d wa t to tha k Vik am fo his se vice i this capacity,” said Sa ah K. Williamso . “I look fo wa d to wo ki g closely with Rohit a d the ma ageme t team as EXL co ti ues to execute its g owth st ategy.”
Williamso has se ved as a membe of the EXL boa d si ce Ju e 2023. She is the chief executive office of FCLTGlobal, a ot-fo -p ofit o ga izatio whose missio is to focus capital o the lo g te m to suppo t a sustai able a d p ospe ous eco omy. P io to FCLTGlobal, she spe t ove 20 yea s at Welli gto Ma ageme t, most ece tly as a Pa t e a d Di ecto of Alte ative I vestme ts. Ea lie i he ca ee , she was a se io e gageme t ma age at McKi sey & Compa y, a special assista t at the U.S. Depa tme t of State, a d a me ge s a d acquisitio s ba ke at Goldma Sachs. She also se ves as a di ecto of Eve co e (NYSE: EVR).
EXL (NASDAQ: EXLS) is a global data a d AI compa y that offe s se vices a d solutio s to ei ve t clie t busi ess models, d ive bette outcomes a d u lock g owth with speed. EXL ha esses the powe of data, AI, a d deep i dust y k owledge to t a sfo m busi esses, i cludi g the wo ld’s leadi g co po atio s i i dust ies i cludi g i su a ce, healthca e, ba ki g a d capital ma kets, etail, commu icatio s a d media, a d e e gy a d i f ast uctu e, amo g othe s. EXL was fou ded i 1999 with the co e values of i ovatio , collabo atio , excelle ce, i teg ity a d espect. We a e headqua te ed i New Yo k a d have app oximately 67,000 employees spa i g six co ti e ts. Fo mo e i fo matio , visit www.exlse vice.com.
This p ess elease co tai s fo wa d-looki g stateme ts withi the mea i g of the U ited States P ivate Secu ities Litigatio Refo m Act of 1995. You should ot place u due elia ce o those stateme ts because they a e subject to ume ous u ce tai ties a d facto s elati g to EXL’s ope atio s a d busi ess e vi o me t, all of which a e difficult to p edict a d ma y of which a e beyo d EXL’s co t ol. Fo wa d-looki g stateme ts i clude i fo matio co ce i g EXL’s possible o assumed futu e esults of ope atio s, i cludi g desc iptio s of its busi ess st ategy. These stateme ts may i clude wo ds such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “believe,” “expect,” “a ticipate,” “i te d,” “pla ,” “estimate” o simila exp essio s. These stateme ts a e based o assumptio s that we have made i light of ma ageme t’s expe ie ce i the i dust y as well as its pe ceptio s of histo ical t e ds, cu e t co ditio s, expected futu e developme ts a d othe facto s it believes a e app op iate u de the ci cumsta ces. You should u de sta d that these stateme ts a e ot gua a tees of pe fo ma ce o esults. They i volve k ow a d u k ow isks, u ce tai ties a d assumptio s. Although EXL believes that these fo wa d-looki g stateme ts a e based o easo able assumptio s, you should be awa e that ma y facto s could affect EXL’s actual fi a cial esults o esults of ope atio s a d could cause actual esults to diffe mate ially f om those i the fo wa d-looki g stateme ts. These facto s, which i clude ou ability to mai tai a d g ow clie t dema d, ou ability to hi e a d etai sufficie tly t ai ed employees, a d ou ability to accu ately estimate a d/o ma age costs, isi g i te est ates, isi g i flatio a d ecessio a y eco omic t e ds, a e discussed i mo e detail i EXL’s fili gs with the Secu ities a d Excha ge Commissio , i cludi g EXL’s A ual Repo t o Fo m 10-K. You should keep i mi d that a y fo wa d-looki g stateme t made he ei , o elsewhe e, speaks o ly as of the date o which it is made. New isks a d u ce tai ties come up f om time to time, a d it is impossible to p edict these eve ts o how they may affect EXL. EXL has o obligatio to update a y fo wa d-looki g stateme ts afte the date he eof, except as equi ed by applicable law.
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