October 2005

Birchman is pleased to announce the opening of Asia Pacific .Due to increasing demand for our services across the Asia Pacific region , we have chosen to locate our Asia Pacific headquarters in Perth. We are already working with customers in New Zealand and across Asia and anticipate securing some new contracts in Australia soon.

I believe Perth is an ideal location for our Asia Pacific headquarters due to the proximity to Asia, time zone similarities with key Asian markets and access to a skilled workforce. We are fortunate to have secured two new Partners to lead the business on our behalf. Frank Early and Phil Thistlethwaite have established the new company offices in Perth’s CBD.

Frank, a well known Perth-based IT Executive, has a vast local and international background in business and technology spanning almost thirty years. He was recently the Western Regional General Manager for DMR Consulting/Fujitsu.
Phil has enjoyed a distinguished career having spent a significant number of years overseas running global and pan-European change programs for some of the world’s most popular brands such as Polaroid and Allied Domecq.

I am delighted with this important initiative as it provides Birchman with a solid base in the region to support our global customers who have operations in the region and it gives us the opportunity to grow our business by securing new clients. I wish Phil and Frank every success in the future.

Niel Shoeman - CEO Birchman Group