The latest investment by Mphasis, expected to be completed over the next two years, will boost the company’s existing presence in West Yorkshire, where it already has a workforce of 500 based in the city of Leeds
The Bengaluru-headquartered global technology and business process outsourcing company Mphasis aims ti create 1,000 jobs in the northern England region of West Yorkshire, according to the regional Mayor who has just returned from a visit to India, reported dailyexcelsior.
West Yorkshire Mayor Tracy Brabin led a trade mission to India recently and announced on September 30 that she had secured multi-million-pound investment for the region.
The latest investment by Mphasis, expected to be completed over the next two years, will boost the company’s existing presence in West Yorkshire, where it already has a workforce of 500 based in the city of Leeds. It builds on the company’s creation of a UK centre of excellence in Leeds for its insurance clients last year.
“I’m delighted that Mphasis has chosen to invest millions of pounds here in West Yorkshire, and proud to have them as part of our business community and partners in driving the region forward,” said Brabin.
India is the second-largest source of foreign direct investment (FDI) into the UK after the US, with trade in goods between West Yorkshire and India estimated to be worth over GBP 360 million
“These 1,000 new jobs will have a transformative impact on our economy and create exciting career opportunities for the people of West Yorkshire,” she said.
During her visit, the first since the pandemic lockdown from the region to India, the Mayor of West Yorkshire visited Mphasis’ global headquarters in Bengaluru and met with senior representatives to discuss the project and partnership opportunities.
“We are proud to invest in West Yorkshire, and to build on the launch of Mphasis’ first insurance domain -onshore centre in the UK in Leeds last year,” said Anurag Bhatia, Senior Vice President and Head of Europe at Mphasis. “We are setting out to create a thousand jobs to drive economic growth in the West Yorkshire region, to actively address the UK’s digital skills shortage and support the next wave of talent in the local business community and beyond,” he said.
According to official statistics, India is the second-largest source of foreign direct investment (FDI) into the UK after the US, with trade in goods between West Yorkshire and India estimated to be worth over GBP 360 million.
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