Most decorated India-headquartered IT services company for the second consecutive year
NEW YORK and NOIDA, India, May 30, 2025 – HCLTech, a leading global technology company, has been named among the Most Honored Companies in Extel’s 2025 Asia (ex-Japan/ANZ) Executive Team – Rest of Asia rankings for excellence in corporate leadership, investor relations and ESG performance.
For the second year running, HCLTech was the most decorated India-headquartered IT services company in the survey. It achieved 17 Top 3 rankings (across Overall, Buy-Side and Sell-Side categories) in the Technology IT Services and Software sector, out of which 9 were #1 rankings.
- Best CEO – C Vijayakumar ranked #1 in Sell-Side and #2 Overall
- Best CFO – Shiv Walia ranked #1 across Buy-Side, Sell-Side and Overall
- Best IR Team – HCLTech ranked #1 Buy-Side and Overall
- Best IR Professional – Nitin Mohta ranked #1 across Buy-Side, Sell-Side and Overall
- Overall ESG – Ranked #2 Overall
Shiv Walia, Chief Financial Officer, HCLTech, said, “We are delighted to receive this recognition yet again. It reflects our commitment to creating long-term value for our shareholders through disciplined execution, innovation-led growth and a strong strategic vision for the future.”
The Extel, formerly Institutional Investor Research (II Research), Executive Team rankings are widely regarded as the benchmark for excellence in investor relations and corporate governance across Asia. The 2025 rankings are based on feedback from 5,437 buy-side professionals with an estimated $2 trillion in Asia (ex-Japan) equities and 867 sell-side analysts, who evaluated companies on attributes such as financial disclosure, executive accessibility, ESG strategy and IR team credibility.