NETSOL Technologies Appoints Naeem Ghauri as Company President
NETSOL Technologies (NTWK) has appointed Naeem Ghauri, its Co-Founder and former President of Global Sales, as the new President of NETSOL Technologies, Inc., effective immediately. Ghauri will oversee both domestic and international operations and report directly to the Chairman and CEO. His tenure has seen over $500 million in revenue generation, establishing NETSOL's leadership, especially in the APAC region. Ghauri will also continue leading Otoz, NETSOL's mobility subsidiary, which is set for rapid growth.
- Naeem Ghauri's appointment is expected to drive consistent topline growth and increased profitability.
- Ghauri has a proven track record with over $500 million in revenue generated in the past eight years.
- Focus on growing subscription revenues, which are emerging as a major growth segment for the company.
- Concerns regarding continuity and experience gaps due to expanded role and responsibilities.
CALABASAS, Calif., Dec. 15, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NETSOL Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: NTWK) a global business services and enterprise application solutions provider, has appointed Co-Founder, President of Global Sales and CEO of Otoz Naeem Ghauri, to serve as President of NETSOL Technologies, Inc. (NTI), effective immediately.
This newly created role will oversee company operations both domestically and internationally with reporting duties directly to the Chairman and CEO. As President of NTI, Ghauri will be responsible for P&L for all subsidiaries as well as developing a cohesive strategy to market the Company’s core business and new, innovative solutions.
In his more than 20 years of service as a founding member at NETSOL, Ghauri has established meaningful partnerships with tier-one auto captives around the globe, helping to generate more than
In addition to his new responsibilities, Ghauri will also continue to serve as Otoz CEO, NETSOL’s new mobility startup subsidiary, which he co-founded in 2019. As a result of a significant increase in team size and decentralized operating capabilities, Otoz expects to continue its rapid growth trajectory without impact.
“As head of global sales, Naeem has led teams focused on spearheading innovative growth initiatives, identifying accretive M&A targets and working with global partners to close our largest historical deals,” said Najeeb Ghauri, NETSOL Co-Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “With this newly created role, we’ll be expanding his responsibilities into additional areas of the business with the goal of driving consistent topline growth, which should lead to increased profitability as we look to expand our footholds in key regions outside of APAC, namely Europe and North America.”
Naeem Ghauri, President of NETSOL Technologies, added: “I appreciate this vote of confidence from the NETSOL board and leadership team and am looking forward to the opportunity to increase my involvement with our global operations on all levels. In the same way we saw an opportunity over 20 years ago to provide a leading technology solution for the nascent online auto finance market, I believe we now have a great opportunity to do the same for the new mobility economy. In addition to the innovative work we’re continuing to do at Otoz, we continue to maintain some of the strongest industry relationships with international, blue-chip organizations using our core business. Leveraging both of these competencies will be my main focus as we build NETSOL for its next phase of growth. One of my immediate targets is to continue to grow our subscription revenues, which are already emerging as our biggest growth segment. SaaS revenues, together with innovation initiatives, would be our most exciting story in the coming quarters.”
Naeem Ghauri graduated as an Aeronautical Engineer from Chelsea College in Brighton, England in 1979.
About NETSOL Technologies
NETSOL Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: NTWK) is a worldwide provider of IT and enterprise software solutions primarily serving the global leasing and finance industry. The Company’s suite of applications is backed by 40 years of domain expertise and supported by a committed team of more than 1300 professionals placed in eight strategically located support and delivery centers throughout the world. NFS, LeasePak, LeaseSoft or NFS Ascent® – help companies transform their Finance and Leasing operations, providing a fully automated asset-based finance solution covering the complete finance and leasing lifecycle.
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