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Roger Almond | Chief Financial Officer |
Patti McGlasson | General Counsel |
Naeem Ghauri | Chief Executive Officer, OTOZ |
Asad Ghauri | Global Head, Sales |
Good morning. Welcome to NETSOL Technologies’ Fiscal First Quarter 2021 Earnings Conference Call.
On the call today are Naeem Ghauri, CEO of OTOZ; Roger Almond, Chief Financial Officer; Patti McGlasson, General Counsel; and Asad Ghauri, Global Head of Sales. I would now like to turn this call over to Ms. Patti McGlasson who will provide the necessary cautions regarding the forward-looking statements made by management during this call. proceed. Please
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Thank you, Roger.
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