WNS was founded in 1996 by British Airways as Speedwing World Network Services in Mumbai. In May 2002, a 70% shareholding was sold to Warburg Pincus.
1999 – Launches delivery centre in Pune, India.
2004 – Sets up new centres in Colombo in Sri Lanka and Gurugram in India.
2006 – Initial public offering listing on the NYSE, the first Indian business process outsourcing company to be listed on the exchange. It raises about $224 million at $20 per ADS.
2008 – Launches new delivery centres in the Philippines and Romania and Acquires Aviva Global Services, BizAps and Call 24/7 in U.K.
2012 – Sets up first delivery centre in North America to service US clients. It also sets up a centre in Poland
2013 – Launches new centre in China and Warburg Pincus sells its entire stake in WNS.
2014 – Launches new centre in Pennsylvania.
