HCLTech, a leading global technology firm, has once again been named among the Most Honored Companies in Extel’s 2025 Asia (ex-Japan/ANZ) Executive Team – Rest of Asia rankings. The recognition highlights HCLTech’s continued excellence in corporate leadership, investor relations (IR), and ESG (environmental, social and governance) performance.
For the second consecutive year, HCLTech emerged as the most decorated India-based IT services company in the Technology, IT Services & Software category. It secured 17 Top 3 rankings across Overall, Buy-Side, and Sell-Side evaluations—nine of which were #1 positions.
Key wins included:
Best CEO: C Vijayakumar (#1 Sell-Side, #2 Overall)
Best CFO: Shiv Walia (#1 across Buy-Side, Sell-Side, and Overall)
Best IR Team: HCLTech (#1 Buy-Side and Overall)
Best IR Professional: Nitin Mohta (#1 across all categories)
ESG Performance: Ranked #2 Overall
The Extel Executive Team rankings—formerly part of Institutional Investor Research—are considered a gold standard in assessing investor relations and governance in Asia. The 2025 edition reflects the views of 5,437 buy-side professionals managing ~$2 trillion in assets and 867 sell-side analysts, evaluating companies on transparency, access, ESG, and IR team effectiveness.
