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EPAM strengthens executive team with the addition of Richard Osborne
Former Ernst &Young Partner brings 28 years
industry leadership to premier Russian IT services outsourcing firm
Princeton, NJ, November 1, 2002 - EPAM
Systems, one of the Russia's largest IT services outsourcing firm,
today announced that Richard Osborne has been named Senior Vice President.
Richard brings to EPAM more than twenty-eight years in management
and consulting leadership positions, providing an array of technology
and business services to large and medium size companies. Richard
was a Senior Partner with Ernst & Young Consulting, and most
recently a Vice President at Cap Gemini Ernst & Young.
Previously, Richard was a Principal in the Health, Insurance and
Pharmaceuticals consulting practice at EDS, served as Senior Consultant
at Arthur D. Little, and led new business development for a
division of the Upjohn Company. Richard has a B.A. from Fairleigh
Dickinson University, and an M.P.A. from New York University.
"Richard's record of accomplishment at Ernst & Young speaks
for itself," said Arkadiy Dobkin, CEO of EPAM Systems.
"His experience building a $100 million Consulting Practice
will benefit our customers enormously. That he chose to expand
his career at EPAM is a testament to our strong growth and market
dominance. We are extremely glad to have him on board."
Richard and his team will focus on establishing a strong
consulting practice to provide a bridge between our customers
in US and technology delivery teams in our development
centers. He will use his deep experience to help EPAM
customers improve profitability and enhance software
quality across the enterprise.
"EPAM is on the verge of tremendous growth. We have a
100% referenceable, Blue-Chip customer base, industry
dominance in our geography, and a compelling story for
companies looking to cut technology costs, increase
software output and improve software quality," said Mr.
Osborne. "In addition, EPAM has a unique onsite/offshore
delivery model and a deep, scalable well of technical
expertise."
About EPAM Systems
Established in 1993, EPAM is a leading provider of software
development outsourcing services, e-business, enterprise relationship
management, and content management solutions. EPAM delivers low-cost,
high-quality software solutions globally using an onshore/offshore
development model. Headquartered in Princeton, NJ, EPAM has
development centers in Moscow, Russia and Minsk, Belarus.
EPAM's
customer base includes such companies as Colgate-Palmolive,
Halliburton, Verizon Communications, Samsung America, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, Bally of Switzerland and other.
In the technology world EPAM provides services to such firms as SAP,
Brio Software, ServiceWare, PTC, and others. More
information about the company can be found at
www.epam.com
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