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Shanghai location to support Chinese customer success and enhance country-wide knowledge of the benefits of paperless trade

Valletta, Malta, 20 April 2016: essDOCS, the leading enabler of paperless trade, announced today its further expansion in Asia Pacific with the opening of its first mainland China office in Shanghai.

In line with essDOCS’ strategy of providing a local presence in key markets, the opening of the Shanghai office further strengthens the company's ability to serve its rapidly expanding China customer base.

“Opening an office in the mainland has been a core priority for us due to the swift growth in the use of CargoDocs in China over the past two years” said Alexander Goulandris, essDOCS CEO. “China continues to dominate global trade and we see our office there as central to providing a locally-responsive presence that supports Chinese customer success and improves local understanding of the far-reaching benefits of paperless trade.”

The Shanghai office will be led by essDOCS’ newly-appointed VP China, Raymond Sham, who will spearhead the company’s expansion across the mainland, working closely with essDOCS’ other Asia Pacific offices, which currently extend to Singapore and Taiwan.

A seasoned professional with wide-reaching expertise in data and documentation automation, Raymond Sham posseses over 25 years’ industry experience, having previously worked in a variety of roles for mining conglomerate BHP Billiton in Hong Kong and China. Throughout the duration of his career at BHP Billiton, Raymond managed the Distribution Execution Team for Carbon Steel Materials, primarily focusing on Iron Ore in China, in addition to serving as Network Supervisor, Trader Manager and Contract Administration Manager. Prior to BHP Billiton, Raymond worked as Sales Administration Officer and System Coordinator for Aluminium Company of Canada (Alcan).

The Shanghai office becomes essDOCS’ eighth global office and its third location in Asia Pacific.

Contact details for the essDOCS China office are as follows:

essDOCS China
Unit 8175, Level 8, IFC II
8 Century Avenue, Pudong
Shanghai 200120
People’s Republic of China
Tel: +86 21 6062 7175
Email: china@essdocs.com

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Notes to Editors:

About essDOCS

essDOCS is the world's leading enabler of paperless trade, providing customer-led solutions that automate and accelerate trade operations & finance. essDOCS’ flagship solution – CargoDocs – delivers significant value to the entire supply chain: enabling users to streamline processes, reduce working capital needs and risk, while improving collaboration, compliance and visibility across organisations. Over 3,600 companies, ranging from 12% of the Fortune Global 500 to innovative SMEs, use essDOCS solutions across 72 countries in the energy, agriculture, chemicals and metals & minerals markets.

essDOCS中国办事处开业，拓展亚太区业务

立足上海，聚焦全国，推广无纸化贸易之优势，助力中国客户成功

马耳他瓦莱塔，2016年4月20日：世界领先的无纸化贸易供应商essDOCS今日宣布位于上海的中国大陆办事处正式开业，公司在亚太地区的业务将得到进一步拓展。

essDOCS始终秉持在各个主要市场开立本土化办事处的策略，因此，上海办事处的开业可以进一步加强其服务能力，帮助公司为不断增长的中国客户提供迅捷的服务。

“在过去两年里，CargoDocs的中国用户数快速增长，因此在中国大陆设立一个办事处成为我们工作的重中之重。” essDOCS 首席执行官 Alexander Goulandris说到，“中国在全球贸易中一直扮演着举足轻重的角色。我们认为，这个办事处将帮助我们为中国客户提供本土化的快捷服务，助力他们获得成功，同时推广无纸化贸易的优势。”

上海办事处的负责人是新任essDOCS中国区副总裁Raymond Sham先生，他将带领公司在中国大陆开拓业务，并紧密地与essDOCS亚太区的办事处一起协作，目前我们亚太区的办事处设在新加坡和台湾。

Raymond Sham在数据和文件自动化管理领域拥有全面且丰富的专业知识，他有25年以上的从业经验，曾经在香港和中国大陆的BHP Billiton矿业集团担任多项职务。在他就职于BHP Billiton期间，Raymond曾任碳钢原料物流执行团队的负责人，主要负责中国大陆的铁矿石业务，此外也曾担任过网络总监、贸易经理和合同管理经理。加入BHP Billiton之前，Raymond就职于加拿大铝业公司(Alcan)，担任销售管理人员和系统协调员。

上海办事处是essDOCS全球第8个办事处，也是亚太区第3个办事处。

中国办事处联系方式如下：

essDOCS 中国办事处
地址: 中国上海市浦东新区世纪大道8号国金中心二期8楼8175单元，邮编：200120
电话: +86 21 6062 7175
邮箱: china@essdocs.com

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关于essDOCS

essDOCS是全球领先的无纸化贸易推动者，我们始终坚持以客户的需求为导向，为客户提供一流解决方案，提高贸易经营和贸易融资的自动化水平并促进其发展。无论是财富杂志全球500大企业还是以创新为驱动的中小型企业，我们的旗舰解决方案CargoDocs始终倍受信赖，目前为止，全球已有3,600家企业使用该解决方案。CargoDocs成功帮助进口商、出口商、贸易商、船舶经营商和银行简化商业流程，减少经营资本需求，降低风险，为整个供应链创造了巨大价值，并且显著提高了不同机构之间的相互合作、合规性和透明度。