PAVAN BHALLA, Director(42 years old), was appointed as a director in June 2004.He presently serves as Chair of the Ebix Audit committee. He presently serves as Financial Controller of Hewitt Associates. Before this, Mr. Bhalla has served as Senior Vice President Finance of MCI Inc., a global telecommunications company, and till recently oversaw the financial management of MCI's domestic retail business units. Before joining MCI in August 2003, Mr. Bhalla spent over seven years with BellSouth Corporation, a telecommunications company, serving in a variety of executive positions, including Chief Financial Officer of BellSouth Long Distance Inc. from 1999 to 2002, Corporate Controller of BellSouth Cellular Corp. from 1997 to 1999, and Regional Director of Finance of BellSouth Cellular Corp. from 1996 to 1997. |