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Tech Mahindra’s Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives
Recognized by Bloomberg

Tech Mahindra Ltd. a leading provider build a workplace that is ‘intentionally’ statistics and practices is an important
of digital transformation, consulting diverse.” As part of this report the index first step in supporting gender equality
and business reengineering services includes 325 companies across 50 sectors globally.” Tech Mahindra has been one of
and solutions, announced today that its headquartered across 42 countries and the early adopters of laying out an inclusive
diversity and inclusion initiatives have regions. This year, Bloomberg expanded and non-negotiable, diversity and inclusion
been recognized by Bloomberg. Tech the eligibility for inclusion in the index (D&I) policy. As part of TechMHRNxt, under
Mahindra is amongst the only three to nearly 6,000 companies across 84 Tech Mahindra’s TechMNxt charter, an
Indian companies to be included in the countries and regions. In 2019, the GEI initiative to provide the ‘workplace of the
Bloomberg 2020 Gender-Equality Index had 230 companies from 36 countries future’ and enhance employee experience,
(GEI). GEI measures gender equality across and regions. Peter T Grauer, Chairman dignity of each associate is upheld as
five pillars - female leadership and talent of Bloomberg, said, “The 325 companies one of our core values. At Tech Mahindra,
pipeline, equal pay and gender pay parity, included in the 2020 GEI have shown diversity is an instrument of growth, and
inclusive culture, sexual harassment their commitment to transparency and the uniqueness of every individual is
policies, and pro-women brand. Tech demonstrated leadership in gender-related celebrated by fostering an environment of
Mahindra was evaluated on the basis data reporting. Disclosure of company inclusion and empowerment.
of financial performance committed
to supporting gender equality through
policy development, representation, and
transparency. Harshvendra Soin, Chief
People Officer, Tech Mahindra, said, “Tech
Mahindra’s inclusion in the Bloomberg
Gender-Equality Index is a testimony
of our effort to create a diverse and
inclusive ecosystem. At Tech Mahindra,
we value individual differences and focus
on providing equal opportunities to all
our associates. For us, diversity of every
kind is a priority - whether it is diversity
of nationality, age, gender, thoughts, or
abilities, and our constant endeavor is to

Tech Mahindra Recognized as a ‘Leader’ by Everest Group

Tech Mahindra Ltd. a leading provider positioned Tech Mahindra as a “Leader” engineering services player servicing auto
of digital transformation, consulting for its strong capabilities in automotive majors across all major geographies and
and business reengineering services engineering services. Akshat Vaid, Vice segments.“ Tech Mahindra was evaluated
and solutions, has been recognized as a President, Engineering Services Research across a range of parameters such as
‘Leader’ in the Everest Group Automotive & Advisory, Everest Group, “Tech Mahindra “vision & capability” and “market impact”
Engineering Services PEAK Matrix® retained its leadership position in the 2019 including services, products, solutions and
Assessment for the year 2019. Focus PEAK Matrix® Assessment due to its locations. It was positioned as a ‘Leader’
on proactive investments in innovation continued focus on both core and digital based on - top quartile performance
labs, certifications in next generation engineering aspects across automotive across market success; delivery capability
technologies, key acquisitions to value chain. A sizeable portfolio of captured through ability to deliver services
strengthen the digital portfolio, and Tech automotive engineering solutions and successfully through scale, scope, enabling
Mahindra’s end-to-end offering across IP (Internet Protocol), recognition as a capabilities and delivery footprint; expertise
domains to enable customer’s digital leading brand in providing differentiated in, and driving focus on technologies of the
transformation journey were amongst the automotive design and styling services, future, investments in strategic platforms;
key assessment criteria. As part of this courtesy Pininfarina and Bio, as well as customized industry specific solutions
report, Everest Group classified service infrastructural investments in labs and and advisory role in a customer’s digital
providers on the PEAK Matrix® into COEs such as Ayati, have helped the transformation journey. Karthikeyan
Leaders, Major Contenders, Aspirants, and company emerge as a major automotive Natarajan, Global Head, Engineering,

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