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Press Release Quess Corp Appoints Three New Directors to Enhance Board Diversity ~Company expands Board of Directors~ Bangalore, August 24, 2015 – Quess Corp Limited, India’s leading business services provider, announced the induction of three new members to its Board. With these appointments, the total strength of the Board of Directors increases to eight directors. Among the newly appointed are, Mrs. Revathy Ashok, currently on several Board of Directors including Welspun Corp Limited, Shell MRPL Aviation Fuels And Services Limited and L&T Construction Equipment Limited as an Independent Director; Mr. Pratip Chaudhuri, former Chairman of State Bank of India (SBI) and currently on Board of Directors of several companies including CESC Limited and Sundaram Asset Management Company Limited; and Mr. Pravir Vohra, currently on the Boards of several companies including Thomas Cook (India) Limited and Goldman Sachs Asset Management (India) Private Limited. Mr. M K Sharma, who was part of the board as an Independent Director since July 2013, recently stepped down in June this year, consequent to his nomination as the Chairman of ICICI Bank Limited. Sharing his thoughts on the recent addition to the board, Ajit Isaac - Chairman & Managing Director of Quess Corp, said, “Quess’s search for diversity and multifaceted business wisdom has led us to Revathy Ashok, Pratip Chaudhuri and Pravir Vohra. They bring tremendous expertise in business strategy, financial structuring and operations that will help us, as Quess readies itself for a new phase of growth. Their diverse competencies will add capacity to an outstanding expanded Board and ensure that we continue to build value for our shareholders”. The organization has always looked out for experts with tremendous business acumen, and will continue pursuing knowledgeable experts to support in building the organization. _______________________________________________________________________________ About Revathy Ashok Revathy Ashok comes with over thirty three years of leadership experience in handling portfolios like Capital Raising, Business Development, Finance, Commercial, etc., spanning across a variety of industries. She is an Advisor to Athena Infonomics and works with the firm on Public Policy Research and Consulting in PPP and Governance models in social sectors such as Water, Waste Management, Skill Development etc. Previously she has also served as Managing Director, Tishman Speyer, worldwide CFO with Syntel, a US based Nasdaq listed IT services company and was the group CFO for the Microland Group. In 2005, she was named as one of the 10 most powerful women in the Indian IT industry by Dataquest. In 2011, Revathy was nominated by CII as one of the top women achievers in Business in South India. She has a bachelor’s degree in science from Mount Carmel College and is a gold medalist from the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore. About Pratip Chaudhuri Pratip Chaudhuri is the former Chairman of State Bank of India (SBI) and comes with a rich experience of 40 years in the banking sector. He holds a Master's Degree in Science and Statistics from University of Rajasthan and is an alumnus of the University Business School, Chandigarh. He has extensive experience in Corporate Finance, Treasury, Asset Management and International Banking. Pratip has also August 24, 2015 Press Release P a g e | 1 Press Release served as the Chairman of SBI Global Factors Ltd, State Bank of Mysore, State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur, State Bank of Travancore and State Bank of Hyderabad. Previously he was also a Director at Export-Import Bank of India and State Bank of Patiala. He is currently serving as a Director on the Board of several leading Companies like CESC Limited, Sundaram Asset Management Company Limited, and IFFCO Kisan Sanchar Limited. About Pravir Vohra Pravir Vohra holds a postgraduate degree in Economics from St. Stephen's College, University of Delhi and is a Certified Associate of the Indian Institute of Bankers. He has worked for over 23 years with State Bank of India at a number of senior positions both in India and abroad. He was previously associated with Times Bank and ICICI Bank group, where he was responsible for technology functions and infrastructure administration. Mr. Vohra has served on numerous technology & functional committees with organizations such as the CBDT, UIDAI, IBA and the RBI. Mr. Vohra is currently mentoring start-ups in the payments space and on the Technology Advisory for BSE, NCDEX, NPCI & Power Exchange of India Ltd. He is currently serving as an Independent Director on the Boards of reputed companies including Thomas Cook (India) Limited and Goldman Sachs Asset Management (India) Private Limited. About Quess Corp Limited: Quess Corp Ltd., India’s leading business services provider established in 2007. Headquartered in Bengaluru, the company has about 1,10,000 employees, serves over 1500 customers across 8 countries in more than 8000 locations. It has presence across 4 segments namely, Global Technology Solutions, Industrial Asset Management, Integrated Facilities Management, and People & Services. With revenues of about USD 400 million, Quess Corp Ltd. is a step-down subsidiary of USD 37+ billion (as of 30th Sept 2014) multinational, Fairfax Financial Holdings Group; held through its Indian listed subsidiary, Thomas Cook India Limited. For further details on Quess Corp Ltd. please visit: http://www.quesscorp.com ________________________________________________________________________________ For more information please contact: Corporate Communications, Quess Corp Limited Sonya Gogna Tel: +91 80 6105 6470 M: +91 8095238098 E-mail: [email protected] August 24, 2015 Press Release P a g e | 2 .

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