# Par Chadha

> Par Chadha is the founder, CEO and CIO of HandsOn Global Management, a family office formed in 2001, and chairman of XBP Global Holdings. An electrical engineering graduate who began in software design, he has held chairmanships at Lason, SourceHOV and Exela and co-founded Rule14 in 2011. His public writing focuses on automation, business operations and executive responsibility for AI systems.

- **Role:** Founder, CEO and CIO at HandsOn Global Management; Chairman at XBP Global Holdings
- **Organizations:** HandsOn Global Management LLC, XBP Global Holdings, Inc., HGM Limited, Exela Technologies, Inc., Rule14 LLC, HGM Regional Headquarters, Saudi Arabia
- **Education:** B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Punjab Engineering College, India
- **Known for:** Founded HGM in 2001., Co-founded Rule14, an AI automation company, in 2011., Held chairmanships at Lason and SourceHOV before becoming Exela chairman in 2017.

## Career timeline

- **2001** — Founded HandsOn Global Management.
- **2005** — Became a director of HOV Services.
- **2007** — Became chairman of Lason; served until 2011.
- **2009** — Began a chairmanship of HOV Services lasting until 2011.
- **2011** — Became chairman of SourceHOV and co-founded Rule14.
- **2017** — Became chairman of Exela following the July business combination.
- **2021** — Became executive chairman of Exela in September.
- **2025** — XBP Europe acquired Exela Technologies BPA and became XBP Global on July 29.

## Achievements

- Founded HGM in 2001.
- Co-founded Rule14, an AI automation company, in 2011.
- Held chairmanships at Lason and SourceHOV before becoming Exela chairman in 2017.
- Built technology businesses in communications, optical networks and systems on silicon.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Discussed AI workflows, operating capacity and hands-on investing in an August 20 Unite.AI interview.
- **2026-05** — Published an essay arguing that CEOs should retain their own operating map as AI agents connect enterprise systems.
- **2026-03** — Published an essay on AI agents used for both cybersecurity attacks and defense.
- **2026-01** — Published an essay on leadership responsibility for rules and stopping conditions in fast automated systems.
- **2025-07** — XBP Europe completed its acquisition of Exela Technologies BPA and became XBP Global following bankruptcy emergence of the acquired business and certain affiliates.

## Links

- Website: https://hgmfund.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/par-chadha-120226139/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/par_chadha

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