The Hindu Business Line : 24/7 Customer expands Chennai operations

24/7 Customer, a provider of outsourced contact centre and BPO services to global 1,000 companies, announced the expansion of its operations in Chennai on Monday.

24/7 Customer will add 1,000 new jobs in Chennai, over the next 6 to 9 months, said a company press release.

The Chennai facility, located in the heart of the city, has a capacity of 250 seats, which would be expanded to 500 seats over the next six months, the release said.

The Chennai facility is 24/7 Customer's third location after Bangalore and Hyderabad.

The company expects to tap into the vast talent available at Chennai and leverage the city's robust infrastructure to deliver business process outsourcing services to customers in the US and UK.

It plans to close the financial year with 7,000 employees and a campus of its own in Bangalore.

Mr Shanmugam Nagarajan, Founder and COO, 24/7 Customer, said "the company has chalked out ambitious plans for growth and expansion through both organic and inorganic routes. The expansion of our Chennai centre is part of a strategic initiative to be present in multiple locations and also ties in well with our aggressive growth plans."