On March 25, 2013, the Board of Directors of Sify Technologies Limited appointed Mr. C.E.S Azariah as an independent director. Mr. Azariah was also appointed as a member of the company's Audit Committee, Compensation Committee and Nominating Committee. Mr. Azariah is a banking veteran with almost four decades of experience, and a substantial amount of such time was spent in treasury, forex, imports, exports and fixed income markets in India and around the world.

He retired in 2008 as Chief General Manager of the State Bank of India. Presently, he is the CEO of the Fixed Income Money Market and Derivatives Association of India.