New York, NY -- (SBWIRE) -- 08/25/2011 -- Mr. Frank Pendle, a prolific sales executive and financial services expert with Bleum, will present at Golden Networking’s High-Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2011 Chicago, "How Speed Traders Leverage Cutting-Edge Strategies in the Post-Flash Crash World" (http://www.HFTLeadersForum.com), forum that will provide decision makers the most up-to-date overview of cutting-edge developments and insights to build a competitive advantage in high-frequency trading.

Mr. Pendle is currently VP of North American Sales for Bleum, with over 20 years in IT sales experience in leading sales teams that generated over USD 500 million in IT solutions to Tier 1 companies. Mr. Pendle is a recognized expert in CPG and Financial Services industries in regard to IT, having published over 120 articles and papers in media such as “The Economist”, “Newsweek”, and “Businessweek”. He has also been retained for consulting at several Fortune 500 companies, organizations such as the United Nations, and the U.S. and Philippines governments, among others.

Mr. Pendle began his career as a Business Solutions Provider at IBM, moving into a sales executive role with the IBM Global Services Division where he received 3 President’s Circle Awards and 6 Service Stars. Mr. Pendle then went to Capgemini, where he helped grow the Central (now West) business unit from USD 2 million to USD 246 million in less than a decade. With Capgemini, Mr. Pendle received 3 Winner’s Circle Awards and 2 Salesperson of the Year awards. He currently resides in Naperville, Illinois.

Founded in 2001, Bleum provides ultra-high quality IT outsourcing work in a variety of sectors including financial services, retail, logistics and non-profit. Bleum specializes in creating offshore development centers, providing services such as application development, product development, support and maintenance, testing and legacy system modernization. Bleum’s relentless focus on quality has earned it prestigious ISO27001 and CMMI Level 5 certifications and a leadership position as one of the top 100 global outsourcing providers according to the International Association of Outsourcing Professionals.

High-Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2011Chicago is produced by Golden Networking (http://www.goldennetworking.net), the premier networking community for business executives, entrepreneurs and investors. Upcoming Golden Networking's Forums and Business Receptions include:

• High-Frequency Trading Happy Hour Chicago (http://hfthappyhourchicago.eventbrite.com), August 23, Chicago

• High-Frequency Trading Happy Hour Hong Kong (http://hfthappyhourhongkong.eventbrite.com), August 25, Hong Kong

• High-Frequency Trading Happy Hour Singapore (http://hfthappyhoursingapore.eventbrite.com), August 25, Singapore

• China Happy Hour New York (http://www.ChinaHappyHour.com), August 30, New York

• Public Finance Leaders Forum 2011 New York, "Navigating Uncharted Territories After S&P's U.S. Debt Downgrade from its Gilt-Edged AAA Credit Rating" (http://www.PublicFinanceLeadersForum.com), September 9, New York

• High-Frequency Trading Happy Hour New York (http://www.hfthappyhour.com), September 13, New York City

• High-Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2011 Hong Kong , "How Speed Traders Leverage Cutting-Edge Strategies in the Post-Flash Crash World" (http://hftleadersforumhongkong.eventbrite.com), September, 19-21, Hong Kong

• High-Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2011 Chicago, "How Speed Traders Leverage Cutting-Edge Strategies in the Post-Flash Crash World" (http://hftleadersforumchicago.eventbrite.com), October 3-5, Chicago

• China Leaders Forum 2011 New York, "How American Companies Can Plug into the Chinese Rocket-Propelled Economy?" (http://www.ChinaLeadersForum.com), October 7, New York

• High-Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2011 Sao Paulo, "How Speed Traders Leverage Cutting-Edge Strategies in the Post-Flash Crash World" (http://hftleadersforumsaopaulo.eventbrite.com), October 24-26, Sao Paulo, Brazil

• High-Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2011 Singapore, "How Speed Traders Leverage Cutting-Edge Strategies in the Post-Flash Crash World" (http://hftleadersforumsingapore.eventbrite.com), November 13-15, Singapore

Panelists, speakers and sponsors are invited to contact Golden Networking by sending an email to info@goldennetworking.net. Golden Networking has been frequently featured in the press, including recent articles in The Wall Street Journal, "Happy Hour for High-Frequency Trading", The New York Times, "Golden Networking Helps Job Seekers Make Overseas Connections", Los Angeles Times, "Speed-addicted traders dominate today's stock market", Reuters, "Revamp looms as trading experts huddle at SEC" and Columbia Business School's Hermes Alumni Magazine, "10 Under 10".