Infosys to open unit in Mexico

Information technology major Infosys Technologies today said that it would soon open a 200-seater BPO facility in Mexico, its first in Latin America.

The company is also looking at other countries to start such units. “As we speak, we are in the process of moving into our own office. We have taken the office. It will be operational very soon”, company CEO and managing director Mr S Gopalakrishnan told here today. “Right now, we are looking to start with approximately 200 seats”. Primarily, the centre will focus on BPO. We will monitor the growth and then we will look at starting other services from the unit,” he added.

The NASDAQ-listed IT and consulting major has just opened a 60-seater BPO facility at the Philippine capital of Manila which will be ramped up to 700 seats in an year’s time.

Infosys Head (HRD, education and research) Mr TV Mohandas Pai, said “Mexico is closest to the US in the time zone and American clients are very familiar with that country. There is a good emerging employee pool there.” Infosys, which has a employees of around 65 nationalities, is also scaling up hiring of locals.

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