RP INTERNATIONAL

SUPPORTING TRANSFORMATION SINCE 1998

Who We Are
Our Vision
To be the partner of choice for the leaders who drive transformation around the world

RP International (RPI) is a global search & strategic recruitment firm, specialising in supporting major
transformation and change programmes around the world.

Since 1998 the business has developed a mature global network of industry professionals supporting some
of the world’s leading Telecom organisations, acquiring a reputation for exceptional quality of service,
specialist knowledge and expertise.

The foundations of the business are rooted in the global Telecom sector. Today, our diverse client base
ranges from FTSE & Fortune 500 companies, established brands and innovative new ventures in the
technology space across the Communication, Automotive, Aviation & FinTech industries and beyond.

While our 20 year heritage leads to an unrivalled network in Telecoms business transformation, we use
extensive tools to build and manage communication of talent (active and passive) around the globe to
ensure we respond with agility and pace.

Our Mission
We create innovative and impactful talent solutions, enabling stakeholders to address the
challenges and opportunities of the Fourth Industrial Revolution

RPI Fast Facts

▪ Excellence in International Recruitment and Technology Consultancy since 1998

▪ Offices in strategic locations London (1998) Dubai (2002) Singapore (2007) Hong Kong (2009)
Kuala Lumpur (2011) Auckland (2013) enabling a 24/7 operation
▪ $50m Revenues in 2017/18
▪ 5000 placements in over 120 countries
▪ Our offerings include interim management, contingent recruitment (contract & perm),
executive search and project solutions
▪ Ability to quickly deploy ‘battle hardened’ consultants with 10+ years’ experience
▪ Currently supporting over 20 major transformations across EMEA, APAC and LATAM
▪ 350 Industry Experts currently deployed
▪ Internationally focused in-house compliance team
Transformation Recruitment
Moving software to the cloud

The majority of the placements that we undertake are as a result of strategic business transformation programmes
looking to drive efficiencies within our clients’ businesses.
It is widely recognised that technology plays a crucial role in enabling companies to perform better and create
improved customer engagement. It is our role to understand the drivers behind the transformation and therefore
be in a position to provide the appropriate skillsets to support the change.

Typical technology solutions that come from the business transformation are:

• Digitisation • Business Intelligence

• OSS/BSS Migration • Big Data Analytics
• Improved security • Service Delivery & Assurance
• Cloud based strategies • Customer Experience
• CRM/ERP • Architectural Governance
implementation • Change Management
• Systems integration • Enterprise
• Data Management

RPI specialise in placing management and technology experts in cloud and digital innovations within top CSPs.
Our experts are growing OSS / BSS Cloud maturity while delivering the world’s most complex digital
transformations.

We have placed candidates in roles such as:

▪ Head of Transformation and Major ▪ BSS Integration Architects

Programmes ▪ OSS Solution Designers
▪ PMO/ Programme Management ▪ Operational Transformation
▪ Enterprise Architects ▪ Business Analysis / Solution Design
▪ Business Transformation ▪ Enterprise Solutions
▪ Infrastructure and Applications ▪ Data Migration
▪ Solutions Architecture (BSS/OSS) ▪ Security Architects
▪ IS Strategy and Transformation ▪ Supplier/Business Relationship
▪ Certified Scrum/AGILE Project Management
Managers
Recent Programs
Wind Tre was formed by the merging of Wind (owned by VEON, a Russian entity) and Tre (owned by CK
Hutchinson, based in Hong Kong). Wind Tre is a key player in the Italian telecommunications market, seeking to
become the most innovative digital Telco with the largest mobile network in Italy. The scope of the digital
transformation is transforming the Wind Tre legacy stack to a pure digital solution providing an enhanced user
experience, delivering a digital capability to their business for PrePaid, PostPaid, and Fixed Line offerings during
2018, and building a Program Structure delivering end-to-end solutions through Agile software development.

RPI possess a deep expertise within the Wind Tre program and have serviced the company with our consultancy for
over 12 months. With Wind Tre, RP have increased the number of experts working on the transformation from 40
to over 120, delivered the first non-commercial release in December 2017, established a clear governance plan
integrated with an Agile methodology, and restructured the PMO to create a Program Master Plan.

RPI has placed consultants from executives to SMEs across all roles required for this transformation, including: Wind
Tre’s Program Director, Lead PMO, Delivery Lead, Project Managers, Chief and Lead Architects, Senior Solution
Architect, BSS Architects, Business Analysts, Agile Transformation team, Business Readiness Manager, Operations
Lead and Infrastructure specialists.

RPI continues to support this transformation throughout its lifestyle on a recruitment and consultancy basis. We
draw upon our experience of supporting digital transformations since 1998 to understand the driving forces behind
this transformation and support the change.

“RPI is not just the name of the company; it also demonstrates the heart-beat within the company:
R - Respect and Relationship
P - Professionalism and People
I - Identity and Individual” – Strategic, Dig. & Ops Transformation Advisor @ Wind Tre

Vodafone has mobile operations in 26 countries, partners with mobile networks in 55 more, and fixed
broadband operations in 17 markets. As of 30 June 2016, Vodafone had 449 million mobile customers and 12
million fixed broadband customers.

RPI’s relationship with Vodafone stretches back to 1998. Our consultants are currently engaged in numerous
OSS/BSS integration programmes across Europe as a result of recent acquisitions and major transformation
initiatives.

Vodafone Ireland Vodafone Italy

- 20m EUR overhaul of IT infrastructure – new
system will provide a fully converged
product and billing system for the first time.
- The new integrated system is designed to
significantly enhance service levels, fully
streamline Vodafone’s internal processes
and lower the costs of ongoing
maintenance.
- The transformation will see Vodafone
Ireland decommissioning 52% of all current
IT applications
- Amdocs were looking for a PMO Executive
to be responsible for providing projects and
programme management to the
professional unit by working with the client
vendors to deliver business and technical
solutions to the client.
- The successful candidate had 10+ years of
experience of solely PMO management,
meaning he was able to add value for the
client from Day 1.
VEON (formerly known as Vimpelcom) is an international communications and technology company headquartered
in Amsterdam, providing voice, fixed broadband, data, and digital services to over 240 million customers in 13
markets including Russia, Italy, Algeria, Pakistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Bangladesh, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan,
Armenia, Georgia and Laos. VimpelCom has embarked on an ambitious transformation to become a leader of digital
technology and announced a major move to re-engineer its entire IT infrastructure to a single, global digital stack to
meet the future digital needs of its customers. VEON is also piloting a new digital customer engagement platform to
revolutionize how it interacts with its customers, which will be deploying this year.

RP International’s relationship with VEON extends to over a decade of continuous executive level recruitment,
including C-level positions across regional operations and HQ. Since the 2016 commencement of major
transformation, RP International has provided specialist consultants to VEON and their Partners across all countries
in their markets. These positions include BSS Programme Managers, Lead Architects, Solution Architects, Business
Analysts, Data Migration Experts and Cloud Service Consultants.

RP International has sourced several key senior consultants for VEON, including the Group Director Revenue
Assurance & Fraud Management, who reports to the CFO. This position optimises the function at HQ and across the
portfolio of operating companies. The role was a difficult hire for the Group CFO, who sought an experienced leader
with multinational telecommunications experience. Given our global network of telecoms executives and previous
work supporting the Forensic Team, RP International was selected as the recruitment partner and the successful
candidate commenced employment 2 months after the start of the search.

RPI present international companies like VEON a unique opportunity: as we attract the most talent Subject Matter
Experts from around the globe whilst managing the full visa and onboarding processes into the relevant country.

Jaguar Land Rover is the UK's largest automotive manufacturer centered in the UK, with additional plants in China,
Brazil and India. The largest investor in R&D in the UK manufacturing sector, they have invested £12 billion in the last
five years. In fiscal 2016 Jaguar Land Rover sold almost 522,000 vehicles in 160 countries. Their ambition is to top a
million in 2020.

Over the last two years RP International have placed over 40 Interim Experts to support JLR’s continuing global
expansion and multi million pound technology transformation programmes. Placements have included: Enterprise
Architects, Programme Managers, Data Architects, Data Managers, Integration Architects, Solution Architects,
Security Architects and Security Managers.

Programmes supported have included building Analytics Data Labs based on Google Cloud Platform, using Google
Cloud Storage, Big Query, Data Flow, DataProc (Hadoop), Compute and App Engines. Data Architecture to improve
the warranty process and analyse dealer behavior and Enterprise Architecture (Integration) where our Consultants
were tasked with the global transformation of JLR’s legacy enterprise applications & integration technologies and to
provided JLR with a clear architected roadmap to move to a modern integration platform in line with JLR’s digital
vision.

RPI are now supporting JLR on strategic hires on their new Connected Plant in Slovakia and IT expansion in Shanghai.
Emirates is the largest airline in the Middle East, operating over 3,300 flights per week from its hub at Dubai
International Airport, to more than 148 cities in 78 countries across six continents.

RPI established offices in the Middle East in 2002, developing unrivalled regional and cultural recruitment
expertise. This led to an invitation from Emirates to support their numerous Technology Transformation
programs.

RPI’s mandate was to recruit industry specific Analysts, Program Managers, Architects and industry leads who
could productize Emirates / Mercator services and solutions, creating a suite of applications that were
repeatable, scalable and upgradable. Currently RPI has over 100 consultant’s onsite with Emirates in Dubai.

RPI’s high profile success in this market has led to further recruitment mandates from other Airlines, Airports
their vendors and their consultancies across Travel, Cargo, Operations and Logistics organizations around the
world.

Wave Money is a Joint venture between Telenor and Yoma Bank in Myanmar to provide accessible, safe and
convenient mobile financial services via a nationwide agent

Wave Money are the number one provider of Mobile Financial Services in Myanmar experiencing hypergrowth,
averaging at 20% MOM expansion and reaching EBITA break even in two years in August 2018.

RPI was tasked and successfully able to headhunt a Chief Technology Officer to oversee the extraction and
transformation of Wave Money’s Mobile Financial Services platform.
The desired roadmap was to insource people, processes and technology to ensure the over the counter
business could continue to sustain hypergrowth and deliver a cutting edge Open API platform that would realise
Wave Money’s Digital Strategy.

RPI’s relationship with Matrixx spans the globe having placed consultants across Asia and Europe.
Our placements for Matrixx range from a commercially driven Sales Director in Singapore to highly specialised
technical programme managers in the Philippines and product experts in Sweden.

Showcase placements have seen RPI successfully place both a Managing Director & VP of Asia.

Additionally, RPI has placed several candidates on a contract basis who have performed beyond expectations
and have fit the organisation so well that they have been hired on a permanent basis.
 ? ARE YOU FIGHTING FOR HR HEADCOUNT?
IS IT AFFECTING YOUR PROJECT?
01 Here at RP International, we truly understand the importance of business transformation.
As the digital talent gap widens and customer expectations grow, it is imperative that
technology firms evolve and stay agile in a constantly shifting business landscape.

Whether you need to fill a vunerable gap in your business, skill up your staff or undertake
a new business direction, we have the solution.

Work with RPI's project-based resources to leverage Procurement budgets

rather than Human Resource headcounts. This means you can mobilise resources
with a rapid time-to-market, restoring your project delivery timelines.

RELY ON PROJECT SOLUTIONS

02
Since 1998, RPI has worked with CIOs and CTOs to deploy interim and
project-based subject matter experts through to full project resource
support. We specialise in the provision of C-suite, senior management CONTRACTOR
and technology professionals for both start-ups and prestigious Tier 1 Temporary
technology companies, covering both emerging and mature markets. Interim
Resource Employment
Contract
Speed is essential for the successful provision of interim and
project-based resources. At RPI, our global network ensures that we

CLIENT
can quickly identify suitable talent, and our tax, compliance and
logistics services enable swift deployment of resources for your
project.
Payroll
Best of all, we offer prequalified and prereferenced talent that you can Contract
rely on.

Our flexible, on-demand delivery model is scalable to meet the

demands of your business, ensuring skills shortages are rectified
immediately and business challenges are met. HELPING YOU STEER TOWARDS
INDUSTRY 4.0
03 Our Vision:
To be the partner of choice for the leaders who drive
transformation around the world

Our Mission:
We create innovative and impactful talent solutions, enabling
our stakeholders to address the challenges and capitalise on
the opportunities of the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

SENIOR CONSULTANT

+44 74444 24688 cs@rpint.com