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Mumbai: The race to head India`s second largest BPO, WNS has narrowed down to Rajesh Nambiar of IBM Global Services and TK Kurien of Wipro. According to a person close to the matter,WNS had roped in executive search firm Egon Zehnder to find a new Chief Executive, after Co-Founder and group CEO Neeraj Bhargava announced that he would be stepping down, reports Economic Times.

The process was put on hold, as the BPO`s largest shareholder Warburg Pincus initiated plans to sell its 50 percent stake. With the stake sale now being called off, the search process has resumed. "An announcement about the new CEO is expected very soon," said the person requesting anonymity.

A company spokesperson said that WNS does not comment on market speculation. Nambiar is in a key role in IBM`s India operations heading its global delivery, a space where it competes with Indian outsourcing majors, such as Tata Consultancy Services and U.S. rival Accenture. He is also part of IBM`s core 10 member team on technology at the global level.

Kurien, who once headed Wipro`s BPO business, moved into a new role after a reorganisation in April 2008 following the appointment of Suresh Vaswani and Girish Paranjpe as joint CEOs. He is currently the President, Wipro Consulting Services, global programs and strategic initiatives.

Following the reorganization at Wipro, there was a buzz that Kurien would leave the company. He is credited with successfully integrating Spectramind into the company. He has more than 23 years of experience, of which around 10 years are with GE. Prior to joining Wipro, he was Managing Director and CFO of GE Medical Systems.

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http://www.siliconindia.com/shownews/WNS_hunts_for_new_CEO_Nambiar_Kurien_narrow

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