R ARIVANANTHAM
CHENNAI, SEP 13
Stating that the Ease Of Doing Business (EODB) in Tamil Nadu is quite exceptional, Qualitest Group, the US-based AI-powered quality engineering company has extended its footprint to Chennai. The group has opened its fourth global delivery centre at IT Highway (Old Mahabalipuram Road) in Chennai on Monday.
Qualitest expands its India footprint to Chennai. The addition of the new delivery center is a vital step in our strategic expansion plans across India and the globe.
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Former CEO of Cognizant Technologies Lakshmi Narayanan inaugurated the facility in the presence of Global President and CEO of Qualitest Anbu Ganapathi Muppidathi and its India Managing Director Rajesh Subramony and other officials.
- The Group plans to ramp up global workforce from 7,000 to 10,000 in 18 months: Anbu Ganapathi Muppidathi, Global President & CEO, Qualitest Group
- Ease Of Doing Business (EODB) in Tamil Nadu is quite exceptional and because of these, the Qualitest was able to set up its facility within six weeks: Rajesh Subramony, MD, Qualitest India MD
- During the last 18 months, we have scaled up our presence in India from 600 employees to 3,600 employees through acquisitions and on our own: India Managing Director Rajesh Subramony
Addressing the media after the inauguration, Anbu Ganapathi Muppidathi said that the two and half decade old company is planning to ramp up its global employee base from 7,000 to 10,000 in the next 18 months.
He further said, “India has always been a strategic focus for Qualitest – both as a key driver for global delivery model and a promising market. We continue to be bullish on the immense talent potential in India and will leverage that as we seek to help our clients with their quality engineering journey leveraging modern technology solutions.”.
Answering a query, he said that the company would focus on strengthening its four delivery centres across the India and then think about expanding to other potential Tier-II and Tier-III cities where the talent potential is high.
Rajesh Subramony said, “During the last 18 months, we have scaled up our presence in India from 600 employees to 3,600 employees through acquisitions and on our own. We have centres in Bengaluru, Noida, Hyderabad and now in Chennai.’
“We have grown mainly through acquisitions. Last year, we acquired companies and one during the current year. We are in talks with two to three more firms for acquisitions.’’
Asserting that the Chennai centre is a vital cog in the firm’s strategic expansion plans across India and the globe, he said, “The new office in Chennai will enhance our global delivery capabilities, catering to the transformational needs of our clients across the world. We will continuously look to expand further in India, opportunistically.”
The recent expansions and acquisitions not only reinforce the brand’s solid foundation in India but also add to its scalable nextgen capabilities and dynamic workforce, he added.
EODB in TN is exceptional
Rajesh Subramony said that Ease Of Doing Business (EODB) in Tamil Nadu is quite exceptional and because of these, the Qualitest was able to set up its facility within six weeks. The company did not find any difficulty in obtaining necessary permissions from various departments of the Tamil Nadu government, he added.
