KPIT Cummins announces a new Board member

The current Senior Associate Dean of Harvard Business School becomes the new Member of the Board of Directors of KPIT Cummins Infosystems Ltd.

[ClickPress, Mon Mar 26 2007] KPIT Cummins Infosystems Ltd. (BSE: 532400; NSE: KPIT), a global IT consulting organisation has announced the induction of Dr. Srikant M. Datar as a new Board member.

Dr. Datar is Arthur Lowes Dickinson Professor of Accounting & Senior Associate Dean of Harvard Business School. A Gold Medalist from Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, Gold Medalist from Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India, a Chartered Accountant, he holds a Ph.D. from Stanford University. Dr.Datar’s areas of interest are Strategy implementation and execution, Cost management and management control areas and Corporate Governance. He has worked with many global corporations on consulting and field-based projects in management accounting and control. He is a winner of George Leland Bach Award for Excellence in the Classroom at Carnegie Mellon University and Distinguished Teaching Award at Stanford University. He is also the co-author of the leading text book on Cost Accounting.

“As a rapidly growing Trans National Company, we need guidance of someone with a global perspective on the emerging international business scenario. Dr. Datar brings with him vast experience and keen perception on the key trends in the world of a business. We are extremely happy to welcome Dr. Datar to our Board.” said Mr. Ravi Pandit, Chairman & Group CEO, KPIT Cummins Infosystems Ltd.

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