NEWTOWN, Pennsylvania,
Nov. 1, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- EPAM
Systems, Inc. (NYSE: EPAM), a leading global provider of digital
platform engineering and software development services, today
announced its acquisition of TH_NK, a digital agency with
consulting at its core, headquartered in London, with additional offices in
Newcastle and Liverpool. In addition to strengthening EPAM's
digital and organizational consulting capabilities in the UK and
Western European markets, this acquisition will also enhance the
company's global product and design offerings. TH_NK, founded in
2004, will become a part of EPAM's fast growing Consulting and
Digital Engagement Practices.
Ranked as one of the Top 100 Digital Agencies in the UK, TH_NK
works with customers through its unique collaboration approach,
helping them strategize for the future and develop in-house
capabilities that enable organizational change and growth. The
agency delivers full-scale digital transformation across all
aspects of the enterprise-level change that companies want and
need; from organization and culture through customer experience and
technology.
"TH_NK's collaborative, agile approach is different from
traditional consultancies or agencies, and by bringing their model
into EPAM, we can meet our customers' demand for business and
design-led consulting, creative thinking, digital platform
innovation expertise, and the ability to deliver everything they
need at speed and scale," said Jason Harman, Co-Head Global
Business, SVP, EPAM.
"Becoming a part of EPAM, which in our view, is one of the
leading engineering businesses in the world, gives us an
opportunity to deliver radically different solutions and more
impactful experiences to our customers. EPAM is combining its
engineering excellence with world-class creative, business and
customer focused thinking, and we are thrilled to be part of that
journey," said Tarek Nseir, Founding
Partner of TH_NK and Co-President of the British Interactive Media
Association (BIMA). "For the last 15 years, we have built an
exceptional team that prides itself on delivering truly
game-changing strategies in collaboration with our global clients.
The next wave of technology change requires a breadth of data,
emerging technology and scaled engineering capability that few can
genuinely attain. This is a unique opportunity for us to not only
think big, but deliver big too. We can't wait to get started."
Learn more about EPAM's digital strategy and experience design
practice, and about TH_NK.
About EPAM Systems
Since 1993, EPAM Systems, Inc.
(NYSE: EPAM) has leveraged its software engineering expertise to
become a leading global product development, digital platform
engineering, and top digital and product design agency. Through its
'Engineering DNA' and innovative strategy, consulting, and design
capabilities, EPAM works in collaboration with its customers to
deliver next-gen solutions that turn complex business challenges
into real business outcomes. EPAM's global teams serve customers in
over 25 countries across North
America, Europe,
Asia and Australia. EPAM is a recognized market leader
in multiple categories among top global independent research
agencies, and was one of only four technology companies to appear
on each of the Forbes 25 Fastest Growing Public Tech Companies
lists between 2013 and 2017. Learn more
at http://www.epam.com/ and follow us on
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made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, the accuracy of which are
necessarily subject to risks, uncertainties, and assumptions as to
future events that may not prove to be accurate. Factors that could
cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or
implied include general economic conditions and the factors
discussed in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and other
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. EPAM
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or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities
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