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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of

The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 11, 2025

WNS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Jersey, Channel Islands   001-32945   Not Applicable
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)		   (Commission
File Number)		   (IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

Gate 4, Godrej & Boyce Complex

Pirojshanagar, Vikhroli (W) Mumbai, India

    400 079
Malta House, 36-38 Piccadilly, London    W1J 0DP
515 Madison Avenue, 8th Floor, New York, NY    10022
(Addresses of principal executive offices)    (Zip codes)

+91-22-6826-2100

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

☐

Written communication pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class

  

Trading
Symbol(s)

  

Name of each exchange
on which registered

Ordinary share, par value 10 pence per share   WNS   The New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

    ☐

 

 

 

Item 5.02. Appointment of Director.

WNS (Holdings) Limited appointed Sylvie Ouziel to the Company’s Board of Directors effective April 1, 2025. She will also serve as the member of Company’s Audit Committee effective from the same date. A copy of the press release dated March 12, 2025 is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

There are no arrangements or understandings between Sylvie Ouziel and any other person pursuant to which she is appointed as a Director. Additionally, there are no transactions involving the Company and Sylvie Ouziel that the Company would be required to report pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

Sylvie will receive annual fees and will also be granted Restricted Share Units (RSUs) as per the Director Compensation Policy of the Company. She will also enter into a standard indemnification agreement in substantially the same form that the Company has entered into with other Non-executive Independent Directors.

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure

A copy of the press release announcing Sylvie’s appointment is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is hereby incorporated by reference.

The information in this Item 7.01 and the press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)  Exhibits

 

Exhibit

Number

   

Exhibit Description

99.1   

Press release of WNS (Holdings) Limited dated March 12, 2025.

104   

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

  

WNS (Holdings) Limited

(Registrant)

Date: March 12, 2025     By:  

/s/ Gopi Krishnan

    Name:   Gopi Krishnan
    Title:   General Counsel

Exhibit 99.1

 

LOGO

WNS Announces Addition of Sylvie Ouziel to the Board of

Directors

NEW YORK, LONDON, MUMBAI; March 12, 2025 — WNS (Holdings) Limited (WNS) (“Company” or “WNS”) (NYSE: WNS), a digital-led business transformation and services Company, today announced the appointment of Sylvie Ouziel to the Company’s Board of Directors effective April 1, 2025. She will also become a member of the Company’s Audit Committee.

Sylvie brings more than 30 years of experience in building, growing, and leading technology- led global services and software companies. Sylvie is CEO and co-founder of Blue Bridge, an AI-augmented system integration company, and senior business advisor to Univers. Most recently, Sylvie was the CEO of Shared Platforms for Publicis Groupe S.A., one of the world’s largest communications groups. She was responsible for the company’s proprietary data-led AI platform (Marcel), strategic technology partnerships, and managing the more than 5,000-person global shared services group. Prior to joining Publicis, Sylvie was International President of Envision Digital (now Univers), an AI / IoT technology solutions provider focused on helping sustainability efforts for businesses and governments. Before Envision, Sylvie was with Allianz SE, the German-based global insurance leader, where she served as Global CEO of Allianz Assistance and oversaw the real-time B2B2C service-delivery for clients around the world. Prior to this role, Sylvie was CEO of Allianz Managed Operations and Services with responsibility for all digital (including infrastructure and applications) and non-digital shared services. Sylvie also spent 20 years at Accenture driving client transformation, most recently as Global Chief Operating Officer of Management Consulting. She is an experienced public and private company Board member having worked with firms across geographies and industries.

“Sylvie brings a demonstrated track record of transformational leadership in technology services and AI, which will help WNS to continue to create value for clients by combining data, digital, and domain,” said Tim Main, WNS’ Chairman of the Board. “We are pleased to welcome her to the WNS Board and believe that her digital transformation expertise and business acumen will add significant value to the Company.”

About WNS

WNS (Holdings) Limited (NYSE: WNS) is a digital-led business transformation and services company. WNS combines deep domain expertise with talent, technology, and AI to co-create innovative solutions for over 600 clients across various industries. WNS delivers an entire spectrum of solutions including industry-specific offerings, customer experience services, finance and accounting, human resources, procurement, and research and analytics to re-imagine the digital future of businesses. As of December 31, 2024, WNS had 63,390 professionals across 66 delivery centers worldwide including facilities in Canada, China, Costa Rica, India, Malaysia, the Philippines, Poland, Romania, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and the United States. For more information, visit www.wns.com.

Safe Harbor Provision

This document includes information which may constitute forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, the accuracy of which are necessarily subject to risks, uncertainties, and assumptions as to future events. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied are discussed in our most recent Form 20-F and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. WNS undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

CONTACT:

 

Investors:    Media:
   

David Mackey

EVP–Finance & Head of Investor Relations

WNS (Holdings) Limited

+1 (646) 908-2615

david.mackey@wns.com

   

Archana Raghuram

EVP & Global Head – Marketing & Communications

WNS (Holdings) Limited

+91 (22) 4095 2397

archana.raghuram@wns.com ; pr@wns.com

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