QuEST Global Engineering appoints Ashok Baweja

							                   QuEST Global Engineering appoints Ashok Baweja
            to spearhead QuEST’s new entity - QuEST Global Defence Engineering Services


Bangalore 24-Jan-2013: QuEST Global Engineering, a leading pure play engineering services provider
with headquarters in Singapore, today announced the appointment of Mr. Ashok Baweja (Former
Chairman HAL). In his new role, Mr Baweja will be responsible for the newly formed QuEST Global
Defence Engineering Services, which will function as an independent company. The new company will
focus on expanding the Engineering Services business in Aerospace and Defence sectors from OEMs. Mr
Baweja will work closely with the Chairman & CEO of QuEST Global, Mr. Ajit Prabhu and help position
the new entity as the preferred partner for defence offset requirements. He will be based out of the
Bangalore.

Prior to joining Quest, Mr. Ashok Baweja was associated with HCL Technologies for over two years as a
Senior Advisor for Aerospace & Defence for evolving long term strategies and Business Development.
Ashok’s career spans over 42 years, the majority of which has been spent with Hindustan Aeronautics
Limited (HAL) where he joined as a Management Trainee in 1970. Through his career, Mr. Baweja has
worked in and led the Aero Engine Division, Corporate Business Development, Corporate Marketing and
the Helicopter Division. He joined the Board of HAL initially as the Managing Director for Design &
Development for a period of 6 years and later became its Chairman in 2004 the youngest ever to date.
During his tenure, he is credited for the development of the Advanced Light Helicopter, Intermediate Jet
Trainer & Upgrades of the Jaguar aircraft, Chetak and Cheetah Helicopters besides growing revenues for
HAL from $1 billion in 2005 to $2.3 billion in 2009.

Mr. Ajit Prabhu, CEO, QuEST Global Engineering said, “I am honoured to welcome Ashok Baweja on
board and I am sure under his able leadership the new entity shall achieve success and set new
standards in defence industry. We are extremely excited about this appointment and look forward to
learning from his rich industry experience in the defence sector which is one of the fastest growing
sectors in India today.”

Commenting on his appointment, Mr. Ashok Baweja said, “I have observed QuEST emerge into a global
player par excellence over the years. I am excited to join this fast growing company and look forward to
partnering this winning team towards achieving their high standards of service excellence and delivery.”

Ashok Baweja is a graduate twice over in Electrical and Mechanical Engineering and holds a MBA with
specialization in Finance.
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About QuEST Global
QuEST Global Engineering is a diversified Engineering Services company, employing over 4200
professionals across 25 global delivery centers. The company helps customers in Aero engines,
Aerospace & Defense, Power Generation, Oil & Gas, Industrial Machines, Consumer Goods and other
verticals to cut product development and project costs, shorten lead times, extend capacity and
maximize engineering resources availability by providing support across the complete product life cycle.
We leverage our local presence and global reach to support engineering cost reduction initiatives for our
customers.

For further Information: http://engineering.quest-global.com/