Initiative represents company’s growing global presence and commitment to Latin American market
ATLANTA, GA—July 9, 2009—Turnpoint Solutions, LLC (Turnpoint), a leading provider of business and process driven IT consultancy services for asset intensive industries, is expanding its presence in Latin America with the establishment of operations in Santiago, Chile, reinforcing the company’s commitment to the Latin American marketplace and growing its capabilities in support of its multinational customers.
Building on the strengths of Turnpoint’s core verticals of mining, transportation, and utilities, the initial drive will be to provide asset management business consulting and integration services for the resources sector throughout the region. The initiative positions the company to successfully enter new markets while strengthening the infrastructure needed to support its software application partners’ customers and better serve its increasing customer base.
A key resource in Turnpoint’s expansion in the Latin American market is Alejandro Trillos, an industry veteran with 20 years experience developing and implementing software solutions for asset intensive industries. Trillos will manage the region’s customer relationships and technical delivery.
"The Latin American market is clearly poised for growth and I am excited by the opportunity to contribute to the success of this expansion with my industry experience and knowledge of the region,” said Trillos. “With a business model focused solely on bringing measureable value to the customer by combining the best technology investments with proven program management, Turnpoint is prepared to deliver the highest caliber solutions to a market that has been historically underserved.”
In support of its long-term global growth plans and regional efforts, Turnpoint Founding Partner Tim Perman will oversee Latin America operations as General Manager of the region. Perman commented, “Turnpoint is dedicated to being a value add partner to our customers. By investing in a region with both market opportunity and labor talent, we expect this initiative to contribute significantly to our ability to bring unparalleled value and differentiation to our customers.”
Turnpoint CEO Rick Higdon concluded, “While we watch many organizations retreat during this protracted economic slowdown, Turnpoint is committed to seeking growth opportunities that leverage our core strengths. We have a unique opportunity in Latin America to better serve our global customers while developing the infrastructure to capitalize on the increased demand we anticipate in 2010.”
About Turnpoint Solutions
Turnpoint Solutions is a global consulting systems integration company providing business transformation solutions to its core vertical markets of mining, utilities, and transportation. Turnpoint also combines business process knowledge with technology expertise to deliver EAM related services to other asset intensive industries. Additional information is available online at www.turnpoint-solutions.com.
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