Pendleton Partners now in Pakistan!

A few of you may have heard whispers about this exciting partnership in prospect for several weeks, but all the final terms have now been ironed out and we are delighted to announce that Pendleton is now open for business in Pakistan through our Partners Amalgar.

Amalgar translates into English as "Take Action" and this feels like a great message to business owners in Pakistan and around the world, who want to Guarantee Business Growth using the Pendleton Business Waterwheel?.

Our two new Pendleton Partners, Salman Ghani and Saeed ul Hassan - both highly credible business leaders in their own right - are an inspiring combination together, having led international brands to rapid growth and shaped the future of Pakistan's education and development sector as well. True superstars with a passion for a brighter future!

Below is a bio for each, so you can get to know them, but here is what they have to say about their plans in Business Coaching and for their partnership with Pendleton...

* What we at Amalgar love most about business coaching with SME business owners is that there so much the owners can gain, increasing their businesses 5-fold or even more.

* We’re excited to use the Pendleton Business Waterwheel? because it clearly identifies areas of improvement and very effectively provides solutions that find and deliver growth.

* Bringing the Pendleton Licensed Practitioner Programme to Pakistan for the first time will enable us to add huge value to our clients and help us achieve our own personal growth goals of becoming the top coaches in Pakistan. 

* We are looking forward to using the collective brainpower of the Pendleton Network to increase revenues, improve employee productivity, and establish a culture of improvement and growth.

* With the help and support of Pendleton, we are confident we will grow our consulting practice over the next 2-3 years to having 40 to 50 clients and turnover of over Rs. 20 million a year.

Salman Ghani, co-founder of Amalgar Consulting, has over 23 years’ experience advising, leading and developing organizations in Pakistan and internationally. After his first degree in Engineering, he has gone on to become a Master of Business Management (University of Warwick) and Executive MBA – and is professionally certified in HR, Process Improvement, Quality and Project Management. He now specializes in coaching of business owners and leaders in a range of fields, and helped thousands of people to gain new skills, insights and techniques. He is an F1 fan in his spare time, loves mountain trekking, and is a passionate supporter of NGO the Sultana Foundation. 

 Career highlights in bullets: 

·  Key Employers: Qatar Telecom, TeleTaleem, Burraq Telecom, KSB Pumps, Pakistan Tobacco Company, Comcept, MDI Pakistan.

·  Key clients: Nestle Pakistan, Polish Gas, First Micro Finance Bank, Serena Hotels, Pak-China Investment Group, Skin Solutions, Silverdaletech, Shifa International, PTCL, Air University, Z&J Group (Part of Master Group), Kalim Associates, Sultana Foundation, NUST, USAID, USF (Universal Service Fund), PPAF (Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund).

·  Key stats: Managed large teams, impacting >$20m assets and multiple millions in turnover

·  Other key achievements: HRM Certified, ISO 9001 Certified, Technology Trainer

Saeed Ul Hassan, co-founder of Amalgar Consulting, is an award-winning leader in the field of social development, international campaigner, published author, columnist and serial-entrepreneur. Over a 20+ year period, Saeed has spearheaded countless initiatives in support of those less privileged, and ultimately, rose to take the ‘Country Director’ role in Pakistan with a world-renowned, UK-based, global charity. He is now a coach, mentor, advisor and consultant to both private sector and 3rd sector social enterprises, championing growth and driving improvement, from grass-roots level up. In his spare time, Saeed is an amateur ghazal singer and spoken word artist. An influential writer and public speaker; he talks passionately on personal, organizational and social change.  

Career highlights in bullets: 

·  Key Employers: HDFNA, Oxfam GB, ITACEC, L&NFBED, Directorate of Public Instructions, Directorate of Community Participation

·  Key clients: Govt. of Pakistan, Nestle, ICI, Unilever, ITACEC-USA & UK, World Bank, ADB, DFID, USAID, ILO, UNESCO, UNICEF, USIP, Punjab Education Foundation, Dubai Cares

·  Key stats: Over ￡20m budget projects, multi-donor/funded directly managed over 50 large scale projects across the country

· Other key achievements: Winner of Commonwealth Education Good Practice “Special Nomination” Award (2009). Inaugural Chair of the Children’s Parliament of Pakistan. Founding member INGO alliance in Pakistan to promote girls’ education.