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Study Group: Business Process Outsourcing Experts

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David Ziolkowski, COO/CIO, DOCTOR'S MEDICAL CENTER-SAN PABLODavid Ziolkowski

COO/CIO
DOCTOR'S MEDICAL CENTER-SAN PABLO
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David Ziolkowski is COO/CIO of Doctors Medical Center in San Pablo, CA. He is responsible for all hospital operations, as well as all Hospital IT functions. Prior to that, Mr. Ziolkowski was Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer at the Sampson...

Howard Bruck, Chief Information Officer, HUDSON VALLEY BANKHoward Bruck

Chief Information Officer
HUDSON VALLEY BANK
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Howard Bruck is Chief Information Officer at Hudson Valley Bank, a commercial bank. He has over 25 years of experience in the information technology sector. He specializes in financial services technology, outsourcing, hosting, databases, ERP, CRM, BI...

John Pironti, Chief Information Risk Strategist, Archer Technologies, L.L.C.John Pironti

Chief Information Risk Strategist
Archer Technologies, L.L.C.
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John Pironti is Chief Information Risk Strategist at Archer Technologies, a Governance, Risk, and Compliance solution provider. Previously, he was the President of IP Architects, a management consultancy. He is formerly the Chief Information Risk Strategist...

Izak Mutlu

Vice President- Information and Product Security
SALESFORCE.COM, INC.
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Izak Mutlu, CISM, is the Vice President of Information and Product Security at Salesforce.com, a company specializing in customer relationship management software. He is responsible for managing IT security, architecture, design, implementation, and operations....

Patrick Young, Founder and Chairman, Derivatives VisionPatrick Young

Founder and Chairman
Derivatives Vision
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Patrick Young is the Founder and Chairman of Derivatives Vision, a securities exchange advisory and media company. Mr. Young has over 22 years experience in securities exchanges focused on ETFs, hedge funds, single stock futures, stock exchange structures,...

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Another “Captive BPO” Acquisition by Indian Outsourcer

November 20, 2009

WNS Expands Global Presence Into Latin America | money.cnn.com

This week, with very little fanfare, WNS Global Services (NYSE: WNS) announced the launch of a new delivery center in Costa Rica. The press release focused on the center in San Jose as WNS’s “entry into Latin America” - but behind the scenes WNS has pulled-off the coveted “hat-trick” in outsourcing terms. WNS has in fact successfully “spun-off” of client owned share service center (a "Captive SSC") using a classic model for growing a BPO business.

Financial Armageddon off the table; now what?

November 19, 2009

Goldman Sachs launches $500M small-business venture | www.njbiz.com

Since we all seem to agree that financial Armageddon is off the table, and multiple iterations of TRILLIONS of dollars of current US taxpayer capital & debt has flooded the economy, we all seem to also agree the future impact of this indebtedness is unknown.We also seem to agree that US small business can take us forward and create more opportunity and jobs.

Expect More to Come - Acquisition of "Captive" Client Centers by BPO Players

November 5, 2009

Cognizant buys UBS back office provider for $75 mln | www.reuters.com

Cognizant acquired UBS’ Indian Subsidiary for $75 million - the former supports UBS around the globe with Knowledge Process Outsourcing (KPO), Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) and IT Outsourcing (ITO) and employs 2,000 people in India.As part of the deal, UBS signed a 5 year $442 million service agreement with Cognizant.This "Captive Spin-Off" Approach is tried and true approach in outsourcing and a large number of similar transactions are currently in progress around the world.

Next Big Thing - Service Outsourcing In China

October 31, 2009

China Will Sustain Growth Rebound, Central Bank Says | www.bloomberg.com

The next push by the government is "Service Outsourcing" which aims to:1) Make use of the boom in white collar labor - University graduates in China ballooned from 600k per year in 1998 to more than 7.5 MM in 2009;2) Increase competitiveness and transparancy by encouraging use of third-party outsourcers for Chinese businesses and government agencies;3) Limit dependency on manufacturing to power the economy - billed as a "green initiative" but also developing a "Service Economy" of 300 MM people.

Basking in the Sun

October 24, 2009

Three solar companies set up units in Andhra | www.business-standard.com

There is lot of scope and room for expansion of power generation in India.Solar power will prove a boon for energy hungry population. There is an urgent need for more such projects.

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Members in this Study Group include these company types:

  • Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)
  • Benefits Administration & Payroll Processing
  • Consulting Firm
  • Independent Consulting Firm
  • Individual/Small Consultancy

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  • President
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