Paul Raymond Raj heads the Group Business Development as its Director. He specializes in providing strategic management direction, particularly in the field of IT Strategy and Management, to assist organizations in managing their IT/IS investments for strategic outcomes.

Raymond has guided several technology companies from ‘start-up’ to becoming leading technology players in the industry. Amongst his many key achievements, he managed one of the largest IT/IS implementations in Malaysia. As Chief Operating Officer of a leading health-informatics organization in Malaysia, he managed a contract worth USD180million and successfully directed the planning, design, implementation of an integrated IT/IS system for 25 public healthcare facilities in Malaysia. He played a pivotal role in formulating the organization's strategic business plan and in directing the provision of consultancy services in the areas of Business Process Reengineering (BPR), Change Management and Training & Development.

Having originated from a corporate finance background, Raymond has strong working and practical knowledge in finance, accounting and banking. He has extensive experience in managing and directing the working capital of start-up organizations, and their financial and asset structure; as well as undertaking investment appraisals and feasibility studies for numerous IT/IS projects.

Raymond hold a Master in Business Administration (MBA) majoring in Strategy & Planning and is the author of several articles/research papers.