 Dubai Outsource Zone (DOZ), a member of TECOM Investments’ ICT Cluster, today announced that L&T Infotech, a global IT services and solutions provider, will base its Middle East headquarters at the region’s largest dedicated free zone for the outsourcing industry. The new office was inaugurated here today by Mr. Sudip Banerjee, Chief Executive Officer of L&T Infotech.
The announcement was made at GITEX TECHNOLOGY WEEK 2010, the region’s largest ICT event that opened on 17th October 2010 at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre and runs until 21st October 2010. L&T Infotech is a wholly owned subsidiary of Larsen & Toubro, US$ 9.8 billion engineering, manufacturing & financial services organization with global operations. Its Middle East and North Africa (MENA) headquarters in the Dubai Outsource Zone will serve as the regional hub and will provide an entire range of end-to-end information technology services and solutions. Malek Al Malek, Managing Director, Dubai Internet City and Dubai Outsource Zone, said: “We strive to provide our business partners with world-class facilities and a location that empowers them to leverage Dubai’s strength as the regional business hub. DOZ offers incentives to companies, enabling them to capitalize on the limitless opportunities that arise out of being based in such a unique destination. DOZ welcomes L&T Infotech’s decision to base its regional headquarters at the zone and we are confident it will benefit from the host of services at the business park, including networking avenues with similar companies and state-of-the-art infrastructure.” Sudip Banerjee, Chief Executive Officer, L&T Infotech, said, “ The decision to move our operations to this strategic business hub is a part of our global strategy to strengthen and accelerate our Middle East focus and we are confident that we will be able to leverage this decision to establish ourselves as a major provider of IT services and solutions to our esteemed clients in the region,” Dubai Outsource Zone has evolved into a base for both captive and third-party operations, providing mid to high-end outsourcing services. The free zone currently hosts a number of companies in diverse sectors such as banking & finance, accounting, IT, payroll processing, engineering, research & development as well as design, employing more than 5,000 professionals.  |
