WNS Leaders Complete Harvard Business Publishing's Leadership Development Program

MUMBAI, INDIA--(Marketwire - August 18, 2009) - WNS (Holdings) Limited (NYSE: WNS), a leading
provider of global business process outsourcing (BPO) services, and Harvard
Business Publishing, the highly regarded publisher of premier management
content for academics, students, and professionals, today announced that
over 65 WNS senior managers completed a 12-month leadership development
program. This is one of the first such training collaborations in the
business process outsourcing industry.

The leadership development programs titled "The Leadership Series" and "The
Management Series" have been jointly developed by WNS and Harvard Business
Publishing and delivered by Harvard Business Publishing's Corporate
Learning Division. They are based upon Harvard Business Publishing's
'Leadership Direct' platform, a comprehensive virtual learning program on
leadership development topics, and 'Harvard ManageMentor®' a performance
support program to foster management skills. The program includes
interactive exercises designed to encourage active participation, practice
and assessment of new skills using classroom and online tools.

The convocation ceremony was held today in Mumbai and Eric Mankin, Senior
Director, Professional Services, Harvard Business Publishing, presented
"The Leadership Series" and "The Management Series" program completion
certificates.

Karthik Sarma, Chief People Officer, WNS Global Services, said, "Learning
and development is integral to WNS's value proposition to employees. The
WNS - Harvard Business Publishing program creates a larger pool of strong
leaders to fuel our global growth strategy. The program equips WNS senior
managers with unique perspectives and the tools necessary to succeed in
today's global business environment."

Commenting on investment in high-level executive education programs by
Indian companies in their quest to build leadership capabilities, Vinay
Hebbar, Managing Director, Harvard Business Publishing, India, said, "WNS
is at the forefront of delivering high quality training to meet learning
needs. We are very pleased to be collaborating with one of India's leading
BPO companies. We look forward to deepening our relationship with WNS and
further enhancing the leadership skills of their talent through the
delivery of our state-of-the-art management theories and practices."

About WNS

WNS is a leading global business process outsourcing company. Deep industry
and business process knowledge, a partnership approach, comprehensive
service offering and a proven track record enables WNS to deliver business
value to some of the leading companies in the world. WNS is passionate
about building a market-leading company valued by our clients, employees,
business partners, investors and communities. For more information, visit
www.wns.com.

About Harvard Business Publishing

Harvard Business Publishing partners with its corporate clients to
understand their learning objectives and works with them to develop and
implement a customized portfolio of content and services uniquely suited to
their talent development strategies. In its client engagements, Harvard
Business Publishing delivers thought leadership applied to real-world
problems for measurable results. Its offerings are distinguished by a deep,
rich well of business content from which to develop learning solutions,
expertise in facilitating participant-centered learning, and access to
experts on management practice worldwide. Harvard Business Publishing
stands out in the marketplace because of the unique transformational
learning experience it delivers for business leaders at all levels, from a
company's most senior executive to its high-potential performers. For more
information, visit Harvard Business Publishing at
www.harvardbusiness.org/corporate.

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