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OGI Systems Expands Services to the Indian Market

20 august 2013

OGI Systems, specializing in technological solutions for the diamond industry, announced its expansion of services to the Indian market, Rapaport reports.
As part of the company’s dedication to continuously improve its services around the world, OGI Systems decided to expand its activities in India and open a new showroom for demonstrating OGI's various technological solutions for the local diamond industry.
As part of the company's strategy to expand its presence in the Indian market, a new manager was appointed from within the group to oversee this operation. This new manager is well-experienced in managing global projects and has profound knowledge of OGI's machinery. He also has extensive familiarity with the southeast Asian market.
According to OGI Systems Group's CEO, Daniel Benjano, the company sees this as an important first step towards realizing its goal of intensifying its activities in the Indian market. OGI will also launch new products that will be specifically tailored to the needs of this market.