Manoj Malhotra joined the erstwhile Thapar Group (now Avantha Group) in 2003 as Vice President - Strategy Planning and Business Development in New Initiatives. One of his key mandates was to identify new avenues of growth in the IT & ITES segment. Salient Business Solutions is the first step towards that direction. Manoj also brings with him over a dozen years of relevant multinational consulting experience in Corporate Finance, Strategy Building and Investment Banking.

As the Chief Executive Officer of Salient Business Solutions, the new foray of the Avantha Group, Manoj leads a team of young, like-minded professions who are working together to make Salient one of the leading BPO companies in India.

Prior to his joining the Avantha Group, Manoj was with PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PWC) as Associate Director for Investment Banking (Technology - IT & BPO) in India. At PWC, Manoj was responsible for initiating the Technology Investment Banking Group in India and was instrumental in advising a host of IT companies in cross-border acquisition and investment opportunities in Europe and the U.S.A. He was actively involved in advising a number of large BPO companies for acquisition/investment opportunities in Europe and the U.S.A, and also led consulting teams at PWC for strategizing BPO sector entry/ consolidation plays for large corporates and MNCs in India.

In another of his previous assignments, Manoj helped set up private equity syndication services and equity research businesses at a leading Northern Indian NBFC and for the merchant banking arm of one of the largest Indian industrial houses.

Manoj is a chartered accountant and a cost accountant by qualification. He is a history buff, loves spending time amidst old forts and castles, and has a keen interest in art.