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Jan 2008

New enhanced 2008 versions of SLA Framework, BC Framework and Help Desk Framework now available.

November 2007

Publication of Andrew Hiles' second edition of Wiley's highly successful book, The Definitive Handbook of Business Continuity Management.

August 2007

Ingenium-Kingswell launched in Kuala Lumpur to service clients in the Pacific Rim

August 2006

Work started on Business Continuity for a leading bank in Pakistan

October 2005

Pakistan - ICIL, Pakistan's leading credit risk agency, now offers Kingswell's enterprise risk management, business continuity and disaster recovery services under a joint agreement signed in September. Activities start following Kingswell's presence in Karachi in October 2005.

China - Service Level Agreement training is now provided by Kingswell in China through marcus evans following a highly successful initial course in Shanghai in August.

November 2004

KINGSWELL AWARDED HALL OF FAME STATUS BY CONTINGENCY PLANNING & MANAGEMENT MAGAZINE AT WASHINGTON D.C.

On behalf of Kingswell International Limited, Andrew Hiles was awarded Hall of Fame status in the Business Continuity Practitioner category by the prestigious American magazine, Contingency Planning & Management at the awards ceremonies at their major Washington D.C. conference 8-10 November 2004.

Andrew's citation emphasised his lifetime international contribution to enterprise risk managment and business continuity in that he:

Founded the first international user group for business continuity professionals

Was founding director of the Business Continuity Institute

Was among the first to provide truly international training in enterprise risk management and business continuity including current courses in North America for the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants; in South America, UK and continental Europe; in Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore.

Successfully pioneered BC training in Southern Africa, the Middle East and India

Authored and contributed to numerous books on enterprise risk management and BC management

Consulted globally to blue chip companies and public sector organizations.

Developed BC Framework, a low cost, high value BC Management and BCP development tool.

Introduced SME3000 Continuity Server as a scalable solution from Small & Medium Enterprises to large organizations.

This comes five years after Andrew was nominated for Lifetime Achievement in the first UK Business Continuity / Corporate Insurance & Risk (now Continuity Insurance & Risk) Awards, demonstrating Kingswell's consistent high standards over time and its global reach.





RECENT CONTRACTS: –BUSINESS CONTINUITY

April 2008

Pakistan- ICIL-Kingswell BIA for a major financial Institution

Dubai- BCP Review for a leading bank

July 2007

UK- New Contract for major law firm

UK- Contract with financial services company

June 2007

UK- Contract awarded by UK charity

April 2007

UK- Contract awarded by finance group

January 2007

UK- BCP testing for professional services company


RECENT CONTRACTS – SERVICE MANAGEMENT

Dubai - Customer Care training for Services Company

Egypt - Skills transfer to leading Egyptian bank in Service Level Agreements.

Dubai - Kingswell has just completed a contract for a new UAE government service to establish policies and procedures for its IT Customer Support function and to introduce Service Level Agreements and Operational Level Agreements.

Middle East Telco - Service Level Agreements for new shared services organization.

Petroleum Industry, Middle East - Service Level Agreements

Major Middle East Oil Company - Service Level Agreements

Help Desk skills transfer for UK based manufacturing company.


 

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