---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-24-031893"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "EXLS"
cik: "0001297989"
company_name: "ExlService Holdings, Inc."
filed_at: "2024-03-07T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-05T01:13:34.321984+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.35
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# EXL appoints Thomas Bartlett to board; Som Mittal to retire June 2024

## Summary
- Thomas Bartlett (former American Tower CEO) appointed independent director effective March 6, 2024.
- Bartlett will serve on audit committee and nominating & governance committee.
- Som Mittal will not stand for re-election at 2024 annual meeting; retirement after 10+ years.
- Mittal's departure not due to any disagreement with company or management.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-24-031893
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: EXLS
- cik: 0001297989
- company_name: ExlService Holdings, Inc.
- filed_at: 2024-03-07T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.35
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1297989/000110465924031893/0001104659-24-031893-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1297989/000110465924031893/tm248263d1_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-24-031893
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-24-031893.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-24-031893.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Som Mittal resigned as Director at ExlService Holdings, Inc..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Director
  source text: Som Mittal, a member of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of ExlService Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”), notified the Board that he has decided not to stand for re-election at the Company’s 2024 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”), at which time he will resign from the Board
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1297989/000110465924031893/0001104659-24-031893-index.htm
- Executive change
  Thomas Bartlett was elected as Director at ExlService Holdings, Inc..
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Director
  source text: On and effective as of March 6, 2024, on recommendation of the Nominating and Governance Committee (“NGC”) of the Board, the Board has expanded the size of the Board from eight directors to nine directors and elected Thomas Bartlett to fill the new director position
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1297989/000110465924031893/0001104659-24-031893-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.