Wipro opens development center in Australia
March 30, 2010
Wipro Technologies, the global IT services business of Wipro Limited (NYSE:WIT) announced the inauguration of its new Melbourne development centre with a ceremony presided by Victorian Premier, John Brumby and Rajat Mathur Senior Vice President and Chief Sales and Operations Officer, Wipro Australia. The centre, located in South Melbourne, will provide consulting, software development, testing and business process services to domestic and global companies in Australia, including Origin Energy.
Wipro started operations in Australia in 2002 and today has a strong customer base across the region with operations in New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia. Melbourne was chosen as a location due to its conducive business environment, ready talent pool and the city’s excellent infrastructure. The centre currently employs close to 130 people mostly Australian nationals and the IT major plans on increasing this headcount as and when the business demands. The new centre will broaden Wipro’s service capabilities along with its existing presence in Paramatta and Adelaide.
“I congratulate Wipro for its decision to open one of its world-class development centres here in Melbourne. Today’s announcement re-affirms why Victoria is a great place to do business with a growing economy, highly skilled workforce and supportive government,” said Mr Brumby.
“We are transforming our Retail business and Wipro is a key partner on that journey, providing back office services and expertise in SAP system implementation,” Origin Executive General Manager, Frank Calabria, said. “The Melbourne Development Centre is the key location for Wipro delivering those services to Origin and we are pleased to support the official opening today.”
Mr Rajat Mathur, Senior Vice President and Chief Sales and Operations Officer, Wipro commented, “Wipro is extremely pleased to be increasing its investment in Australia by establishing this new centre in Melbourne. Australia is an important market for us and we enjoy a good deal of business success here as Australian companies demonstrate a continued appetite for our global service delivery model. Wipro looks forward to continued investment in the state of Victoria and elsewhere in Australia.”
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