Salim Ghauri is the President Netsol Technologies Inc. Asia Pacific Region and founder of former named Network Solutions, Ltd. Lahore, Pakistan, a wholly-owned subsidiary of NetSol Technologies, Inc. He has been a software developer since the early 1980s, and between 1981 and 1995, he designed and developed financial applications for large size databases.
Before establishing Network Solutions, Mr. Ghauri was a successful IT consultant in Australia. His last assignment was with BHP Steel in Sydney. As a system integrator he was responsible for software and hardware solutions. His main achievement was the introduction of a PC-based network in BHP Steel. From 1988-89, Mr. Ghauri consulted with the State Rail Authority of NSW Australia for its MIS reporting.
Before moving to Australia, he was in Saudi Arabia, where he started his IT career at Citibank, Riyadh in 1979. After leaving Citibank, he started his first venture with the help of local funding. Mr. Ghauri is credited with setting up the first IT-based training institute and a software house in Damam, Saudi Arabia. Mr. Ghauri received his BS degree in Computers from the University of Punjab in Lahore. |