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Xchanging Hires New Chief Financial Officer
05 Apr 2002
April 2002 - Xchanging, the UK's leading pure-play business process outsourcing (BPO) company, has appointed Andrew Bester as its new Chief Financial Officer. Before joining Xchanging, Andrew (36), was a Director in the Global Corporate Finance division of Deutsche Bank. During his 6 years within the broader Deutsche Bank group he led the Pan-European Investment Banking practice in both the Business and IT Services sectors.
Andrew is a Chartered Accountant by profession and has also worked for Standard Chartered Bank, Deloitte & Touche and PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Xchanging operates world class HR, procurement, customer administration and accounting services. It takes entire back-offices, specific functions, or particular business processes and turns them into a fit-for-purpose service. Clients include BAE SYSTEMS and Lloyds' of London.
David Andrews, Xchanging CEO, said: "Andrew has impeccable credentials and brings a strategic understanding of the sector through his industry specific investment banking experience. He joins a world-class team at a critical time in Xchanging's evolution. It is an exciting time for Xchanging as we experience strong growth across all our market sectors and the business model continues to deliver significant cost savings for our customers."
Andrew is a member of the Association of Corporate Treasurers, the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants and the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants.