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SCALING UP: Mr Brian Keane, President & CEO, Keane, with Mr Sukant Srivastava, Managing Director, India Operations, at a press conference in the Capital on Friday. — Kamal Narang

New Delhi , Nov. 11

US-BASED IT services firm Keane Inc today said it plans to invest between $50-100 million in India to increase its services delivery capability five-fold to 10,000 employees in the next three to five years.

Outlining the company's plans for India, the Keane Inc President and Chief Executive Officer, Mr Brian Keane said, "We will invest between $50-100 million in India in the next three to five years to take our headcount at research and development centres here to 10,000 from 2,000 at present. The announcement relates to Keane's transformational initiative in which it is implementing a fully integrated global business model."

As part of this initiative the company is investing in expansion of its vertical, business and technology practices in India.

"While we will continue to grow in US, UK, Australia and Canada, the growth in India will be highest. Though we will continue to grow delivery capabilities in these markets some process will shift to India," he said, adding that the company had planned large-scale expansion in India because of increasing business, and to shift a part of the company's capabilities here.

The company has development centres in Noida, Gurgaon and Hyderabad and is also looking at setting up a campus style facility while it would continue to expand in cities where it is already present.

Mr Keane said India had a huge talent pool ideally suited to meet the globalisation needs of its clients. "India is core to Keane's strategy, and we intend to leverage its tremendous resource strength to drive the company's growth," he added.

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