Avanceon
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| Formerly | Innovative Automation and Engineering Ltd (IAEL) |
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| Company type | Public |
| PSX: AVN KSE 100 component | |
| ISIN | PK0107501014 |
| Industry | Information technology |
| Founded | 2003 |
| Founder | Bakhtiar Hameed Wain |
| Headquarters | The Avanceon Building, Main Multan Road, Lahore |
Area served | Pakistan, Qatar, United Arab Emirates |
Key people | Bakhtiar Hameed Wain (CEO) Khalid Hameed Wain (Chairman) |
Number of employees | 246 (2022)[1] |
| Subsidiaries | Avanceon FZE Dubai, Avanceon Automation & Control W.L.L Qatar, Octopus Digital |
| Website | avanceon |
Avanceon Limited is a Pakistani technology company that specializes in industrial automation, process control, systems integration, and proprietary energy management solutions, along with support services. The company is a certified member of the Control System Integrators Association and is also featured in Control Engineering Magazine’s System Integrator Hall of Fame.
Avanceon subsidiaries include Avanceon FZE Dubai,[2] Avanceon Automation & Control W.L.L Qatar,[3] Octopus Digital,[4] and Avanceon Saudi for Energy Co. WLL.
History
Founded in 1989 in Pakistan by Bakhtiar Wain as Innovative Automation and Engineering Ltd (IAEL), the company's majority stakes was acquired by Engro Corporation which merged it with Advanced Automation Associates (AAA) to eventually rebrand it as Avanceon.[5] Avanceon was converted to a public company in 2008.[6] Engro Corp. divested its shareholding in Avanceon in 2012.[5]
In 2014, Avanceon was listed on the Karachi Stock Exchange, following an initial public offering at a strike price of PKR 14.[5]
Subsidiaries
- Octopus Digital[7]
References
- ^ "Annual Report 2022" (PDF). Avanceon Ltd. April 2023. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
- ^ "Avanceon signs $3.6m contract with Dubai Metro". DAWN.COM. 2 September 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ "Avanceon's subsidiary awarded major municipality contract in Qatar". Profit by Pakistan Today. 5 July 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ "Avanceon subsidiary Octopus Digital to go public". Profit by Pakistan Today. 11 October 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ a b c Hassan, Taimoor (31 December 2018). "While PSX has a horrible year, one company more than doubled its share price". Profit by Pakistan Today. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ "Avanceon Limited". Business Recorder. 12 June 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ Hassan, Taimoor (16 October 2022). "The rising Octopus". Profit by Pakistan Today. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
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