Sutherland to setup 10,000 people global campus in Chennai

PTI

CHENNAI: IT Enabled and Business Process Outsourcing company Sutherland Global Services on Wednesday said that it has plans to set up its first global campus in the IT corridor of Chennai for an undisclosed amount.

The new campus in Chennai will occupy over 10,000 people and the construction work will commence from the second half of this year, a company statement here said.

“India will continue to be an integral part of Sutherland’s global expansion. Chennai has been the offshore hub for Sutherland and our first point of entry into India and will now be the location for our first global campus” Sutherland Global Services chairman and CEO Dilip Vellodi said.

Expanding its offshore operations, the company also launched a new BPO facility in Camarines sur, Philippines with 400 employees recently.

The new facility is the fourth facility in Philippines after its foray into the country in July 2005.

“Philippines is a strategic component of Sutherland’s global service delivery model. Its favourable economic environment, technically skilled workforce and business friendly government policies have all been driving forces in our ability to rapidly scale our operations”, Dilip Vellodi said.

Sutherland also has BPO facilities in Manila, Clark and Davao city, Philippines, the statement said.