MUMBAI, India & NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 7, 2006--WNS
(Holdings) Limited (NYSE: WNS), the parent company of WNS Global
Services, a leading offshore business process outsourcing (BPO)
provider, today announced it has enhanced its strong position in the
travel services sector with a strategic acquisition and a new client
relationship.
"With a travel services sector client base now including 30
leading airlines, travel agencies and industry partners, WNS is a
leader in providing BPO solutions to the travel industry," stated Anup
Gupta, Chief Executive Officer, WNS Travel Services. "This strategic
acquisition, as well as our new client partnership with a leading
North American airline, further strengthens this position."
WNS provides the travel industry with more than 120 services
including sales and reservations, customer service, finance and
accounting, travel operations, revenue management and fare filing.
Acquisition of PRG Airline Services *
WNS has completed the acquisition of business assets of PRG
Airline Services Ltd., previously the Airline Revenue Recovery
Division of PRG-Schultz International, Inc. (NASDAQ: PRGX) the world's
leading recovery audit firm. This acquisition expands WNS' revenue
accounting and recovery services through a state-of-the-art software
platform, Verifare, which minimizes revenue leakage through a
comprehensive audit of airline fare, sales and usage data.
With this acquisition, 13 senior travel industry and technology
specialists from PRG Airline Services have joined WNS. Among them is
Managing Director Michelle Scarsbrook, who prior to establishing the
airline division at PRG-Schultz was responsible for revenue audit
operations for British Airways. The team operates from offices in Salt
Lake City, Utah, and London and will be supported by experienced
associates in WNS' India-based delivery centers.
"We are very pleased to be joining the WNS team," said Ms.
Scarsbrook. "WNS is a leading BPO provider in this sector, with an
extensive service offering and enviable client list. We look forward
to helping the company further strengthen its leadership position."
Mr. Gupta added, "WNS constantly seeks opportunities to enhance
the services we provide. This acquisition furthers our strategy to
provide integrated technology platform based BPO services to our
clients. We believe these additional services will provide significant
opportunities to deepen existing partnerships and build new ones."
New Client Win: Leading North American Airline**
Separately, WNS announced a multi-year contract with a leading
North American airline to provide revenue accounting and audit
services. The scope for revenue accounting services was further
expanded by the airline to include revenue recovery and audit
solutions following WNS' acquisition of PRG Airline Services.
"The customer followed a very rigorous process to evaluate many
top-tier global players, and selected WNS based on its domain
knowledge, delivery track record and management team," said Anish
Nanavaty, Executive Vice President, WNS North America. "We are very
excited about this relationship and it will enable us to strengthen
our position in the North American market."
* This acquisition is not expected to have a material impact on
the financial results of the company for fiscal year 2007.
**One of the new client wins discussed on the Q1 Earnings Call
held on August 21, 2006.
About WNS
WNS is a leading provider of offshore business process
outsourcing, or BPO, services. We provide comprehensive data, voice
and analytical services that are underpinned by our expertise in our
target industry sectors. We transfer the execution of the business
processes of our clients, which are typically companies located in
Europe and North America, to our delivery centers located primarily in
India. We provide high quality execution of client processes, monitor
these processes against multiple performance metrics, and seek to
improve them on an ongoing basis.
Our ADSs are listed on the New York Stock Exchange. For more
information, please visit our website at www.wnsgs.com
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