Capgemini to double headcount to 10,000 by 2007-end

Bangalore, Aug 9 (UNI) World's leading consultancy, technology and outsourcing services provider, Capgemini, will launch a firstever advertisement campaign in India to create awareness about its presence in the country and double its Indian headcount to 10,000 by 2007-end.

The campaign to run for three months from this month would be part of the global communications campaign launched in North America in June.

In a release here, the company said the campaign had a twin objective of growing brand awareness, besides underpinning recruitment of several thousand new hires with an extensive complementary programme of actions.

In order to maximise its business growth in India, the Group, which had currently employed over 5,000 in the country, was aiming for a headcount of 6,000 by the end of 2006 and 10,000 in 2007. Its centres, currently in Mumbai, Bangalore and Kolkata were devoted to outsourcing, technology and IT applications development projects.

They were the cornerstone of the Group's Rightshore strategy which aimed at offering clients the right resources, at the right location, at reduced cost.

''With this campaign we are acknowledging the significant contributions of each of the Capgeminians to the successful growth of the Indian operations,'' the release said, quoting Mr Baru Rao, Head of Capgemini India.

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