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 is the Founder, Chairman &

CEO of Rediff.com.
w He is also a codirector of Rediffusion Dentsu
Young & Rubicam Private Limited, India Abroad
Publications, Inc., India In New York, Inc., India
Abroad Publications (Canada) Inc., Value
Communications Corporation and VuBites India
Private Limited. Mr. Balakrishnan is also Chairman of
the Board of Governors of The Indian Institute of
Management Calcutta and Chairman of the Working
Group of Internet Governance set up by the
Government of India.
w Mr.Ajith Balakrishnan holds a Bachelors degree in
Physics from Kerala University and a Post Graduate
Diploma in Management from the Indian Institute of
Management, Kolkata.
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§alary $200,000.00

Bonus $0.00

Restricted stock awards $0.00

All other compensation $0.00

Option awards $ $0.00

Non-equity incentive plan

$0.00
compensation

Change in pension value and

nonqualified deferred $0.00
compensation earnings

   
 $200,000.00

At 22, Balakrishnan and close friend Arun Nanda set
up Rediffusion Advertising. The agency is now part of
Dentsu-Young and Rubicam. A serial entrepreneur,
Balakrishnan set up community portal Rediff.com
nearly 12 years ago. The Nasdaq-listed Rediff provides a
host of Internet services to Indians and is occasionally
talked about as an acquisition target for Google and
Yahoo.