BT to hire for expansion across APAC, Middle East and Africa
3 December 2013
Telecoms firm BT is to hire over 400 new staff focused on regional business growth across markets in Asia-Pacific, Turkey, the Middle East and Africa (AMEA), markets it says are worth a total of around £32bn.
Tue, 3 Dec 2013Telecoms firm BT is to hire over 400 new staff focused on regional business growth across markets in Asia-Pacific, Turkey, the Middle East and Africa (AMEA), markets it says are worth a total of around £32bn.
The new hires include industry specialists focused on sectors such as logistics, healthcare, consumer packaged goods and financial services, and professional services experts based in 11 countries.
This is in addition to announcements earlier this year of 600 positions for BT’s Global Development Centre in Bangalore, India and roughly the same number again at its new Global Shared Service facility in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
BT currently has over 3,300 employees across the region.
Luis Alvarez, chief executive officer of BT Global Services, says: “A new generation of regional multinational companies look to us to help them grab global growth opportunities, and the more established multinationals are determined to invest for growth in this vast region.”
The new hires include industry specialists focused on sectors such as logistics, healthcare, consumer packaged goods and financial services, and professional services experts based in 11 countries.
This is in addition to announcements earlier this year of 600 positions for BT’s Global Development Centre in Bangalore, India and roughly the same number again at its new Global Shared Service facility in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
BT currently has over 3,300 employees across the region.
Luis Alvarez, chief executive officer of BT Global Services, says: “A new generation of regional multinational companies look to us to help them grab global growth opportunities, and the more established multinationals are determined to invest for growth in this vast region.”
