Andersen Consulting Adds Sidat Hyder Morshed to Platform Through Collaboration Agreement
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SAN FRANCISCO — Andersen Consulting enters into a Collaboration Agreement with Sidat Hyder Morshed Associates (Sidat Hyder), a management consulting and technology services firm, strengthening its global capabilities and deepening its presence in an emerging market.
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Founded in 1986, Sidat Hyder provides an extensive range of services, including strategy and management consulting, HR consulting, recruitment and outsourcing, and financial consulting. The firm serves a diverse portfolio of clients across sectors such as financial services, energy, manufacturing, telecommunications, and the public sector.
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'Having formerly served as a representative firm for Arthur Andersen in Pakistan, we have a deep commitment to quality, transparency, and best-in-class service—values that are also engrained in the culture at Andersen Consulting,' said Waqar Hyder, CEO of Sidat Hyder. 'As a collaborating firm, we are now a part of a world-class platform that enhances our ability to scale our impact and deliver global, multidisciplinary solutions to our clients.'
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Mark L. Vorsatz, global chairman and CEO of Andersen, added, 'Sidat Hyder's demonstrated leadership and complementary capabilities make them a natural fit for our consulting platform. Together, we're strengthening the consulting sector by combining deep local insight with global capabilities, helping clients meet today's challenges in the business landscape.'
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Andersen Consulting
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is a global consulting practice providing a comprehensive suite of services spanning corporate strategy, business, technology, and AI transformation, as well as human capital solutions. Andersen Consulting integrates with the multidimensional service model of
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Andersen Global
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, delivering world-class consulting, tax, legal, valuation, global mobility, and advisory expertise on a global platform with more than 20,000 professionals worldwide and a presence in over 500 locations through its member firms and collaborating firms. Andersen Consulting Holdings LP is a limited partnership and provides consulting solutions through its member firms and collaborating firms around the world.
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