No. 1 Sourcing Advisory Firm, Alsbridge Inc., Adds Former VP of Retail Services for HCL Technologies to Consulting Team

Award-winning global sourcing advisory and benchmarking firm, Alsbridge, Inc., today announced the addition of Jeffrey M. Augustin, former VP of Retail Services for HCL Technologies to its leadership team of knowledgeable and experienced sourcing consultants.

Augustin, specializes in international sales, service delivery and business operations in countries including; Australia, Germany, France, Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, Spain, Brazil, Hong Kong, India, Russia, China, Jamaica and the UK. In his new role as Managing Director with Alsbridge, Augustin will lead the company’s continued outreach and strategy efforts.

Augustin offers 28 years of experience in the sourcing industry, including five years as the CIO for professional service firms and 23 years providing IT outsourcing services to global fortune 500 companies. Augustin’s key areas of expertise include development and management of large technology services relationships, Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), governance and change management, shared service design and operation, and strategy and implementation with BPO and ITO, as well as sales and marketing management and business problem solving.

“Jeff’s extensive expertise in the sourcing industry will greatly enhance Alsbridge’s ability to extend our services globally,” said Alsbridge Founder and CEO, Ben Trowbridge. “We are very pleased to have him join our team of sourcing experts as we continue to grow by talent acquisition.”

Prior to joining Alsbridge, Augustin was Vice President of Retail services for HCL Technologies, Vice President of HP’s retail industry group CIO for Capgemini North America, and Managing Director and CIO for Affiliated Computer Services’ Global General Motors Business Unit. He also spent 1998-2004 with Ernst & Young, where he was responsible for outsourcing operations and business development. Augustin began his career in 1984 with EDS where he led global accounts in the manufacturing and transportation industry groups.

About Alsbridge Inc.

Alsbridge provides world class sourcing advisory and benchmarking services for the CIO, CFO and CPO.  We’ve helped hundreds of companies reduce costs and get more value from their vendors.  Our experienced consultants leverage proprietary tools and information databases to identify and engage the optimal vendors for your situation, negotiate best practice terms at fair market prices, and improve the way you work with your vendors.  Alsbridge clients utilize the most cost effective and value added sources globally for IT infrastructure services, hardware and maintenance, network services, software and maintenance, application support and development, business processes and cloud services. Alsbridge was ranked the #1 outsourcing advisor in the world by the International Association of Outsourcing Professionals (IAOP) based on the value delivered to clients.  This commitment to delivering value to our clients has made Alsbridge a distinguished member of the 2010 Inc. 500 fastest growing privately held companies in America.