14 August 2008

PIC Solutions Expands Services in Pakistan

Submitted by: Claire Kaplan
{pp}PIC Solutions, the leading specialist credit risk management consultancy in the Middle East and Africa, has expanded its services in Pakistan by adding a dedicated Senior Relationship Manager to serve the rapidly growing client base in Karachi and Lahore.

The expanded operations and services in Pakistan will enable PIC Solutions to extend its client base in the South Asia marketplace, spearheaded by Azam Razzaq the new Senior Relationship Manager from the United Kingdom. Azam is based out of the PIC Dubai office and has 16 years of sales and marketing experience, including 12 years of providing solutions to the financial services industry within the Europe Middle East Africa region.

He has previous Middle East experience with IBM where he focused on the banking and finance industries. Azam’s previous solutions experience includes risk management, real time analytics, integration and compliance. He is a graduate in Computing and Mathematics from the United Kingdom.

In addition, Azam has a keen interest in Islamic Finance and is currently studying for the IFQ. Ian Read, General Manager of the PIC Solutions MENASA region comments, “PIC Solutions expansion into Pakistan is a strategic move that will enable us to further serve the South Asia markets. We recognise the importance of this rapidly developing region and we are keen to build our presence in this part of the world. We see working in South Asia as a natural extension to the emerging markets of the Middle East and Africa, where we have many years of experience.

The addition of Azam, who is dedicated to just the South Asia region, will further enhance our capacity to deliver to the existing and new client base in Pakistan and beyond.”

About PIC Solutions
PIC Solutions is the leading specialist credit risk solutions company in the EMEA region. We deliver integrated analytics, consulting and software solutions to over 150 companies in 30+ countries. We work worldwide with organisations to improve performance, drive strategies and enhance profitability. Analytics | Consulting | Software PIC Solutions is the Fair Isaac alliance partner for the Middle East Africa region and from offices in Cape Town, Dubai, Johannesburg, Manama and Nairobi; we provide all sales, initial and ongoing support for the entire suite of Fair Isaac products and services

Contact Information:
Ian Read General Manager
P.O. Box 502390, Dubai, UAE
Tel: +971 (0)4 369-7624
Fax: +971 (0)4 369-7623
Cell: +971 (0)50 946-8370
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