Friday, May 18, 2012

Sutherland Global Services Announces Major Expansion in Philippines

 

Global BPO Major to Invest in an 8000 People Campus in Carmona  

CARMONA, PHILIPPINES--(Marketwire - May 10, 2012) - Rochester, US headquartered BPO (Business Process Outsourcing) and ITeS (Information Technology Enabled Services) major Sutherland Global Services has announced that the company is planning a significant expansion in the Philippines. As part of this expansion, Sutherland will be investing $50 million in a world class 8,000 people Integrated Technology and BPO Campus to be set up in Carmona Cavite, Philippines.

In the Philippines, Sutherland already has a strong presence with over 13,000 people. When the current expansion is completed and once the campus becomes fully operational, Sutherland would have had a significant expansion to its headcount in the Philippines.

Globally, Sutherland is one of the world's largest pure-play BPO companies with over 30,000 people working out of its 35 operations centers and 10 countries (US, Philippines, India, UAE, Egypt, Bulgaria, UK, Canada, Mexico, Colombia).

The Ground-breaking ceremony for the Campus took place today in the presence of His Excellency President Benigno Aquino and Dilip Vellodi, Chairman and CEO, Sutherland Global Services.

Fastest BPO growth
Since its launch in the Philippines in 2005, Sutherland has seen a rapid ramp up of its BPO operations in the country growing from 0 to 13000 people in just 7 years. Currently, over 70% of the company's services are delivered out of the New wave cities. This pioneering BPO initiative in the provinces has been led by Sutherland in partnership with the Govt. of Philippines.

Commending Sutherland on its path breaking campus announcement, H.E President Aquino said, "Sutherland's exponential growth in the Philippines has been marked by a drive to be best in the industry. We truly appreciate the rapid growth Sutherland has achieved in our country over the last seven years providing significant employment opportunities to our talented young workforce."

Commenting on the company's expansion in the Philippines, Dilip Vellodi, Chairman and CEO, Sutherland Global Services, said, "A favourable economic environment, availability of high quality talents, a robust infrastructure and business friendly government policies have been prime drivers for our rapid expansion in the country. The Carmona campus will be an integrated delivery center for our global clients."

About Sutherland Global Services
Established in 1986, Sutherland Global Services is a global BPO and Technology Enabled services company offering an integrated set of back-office and customer facing front-office services that support the entire customer lifecycle. It is one of the largest, independent BPO companies in the world serving global leaders in major industry verticals. Headquartered in Rochester, N.Y., Unites States, Sutherland employs over 30,000 professionals and has 35 operations centers in the United States, Philippines, India, UAE, Egypt, Bulgaria, UK, Canada, Mexico, Colombia. For more information, visit www.sutherlandglobal.com

 

Contact Information

For additional information, contact:

Robert Barclay
(North America and Europe)
Sutherland Global Services
+1-585-354-1878
Robert.Barclay@SutherlandGlobal.com

S. Prabhu
(Asia Pacific)
Sutherland Global Services
+91-944-404-0748
Sampath.Prabhu@Sutherlandglobal.com

 

 

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