Sudheenra says new campus will create new work opportunities
Thiruvananthapuram-headquartered UST, a leading digital transformation solutions company with global network, says its expansion plan include adding over 3,000 new jobs over the next five years at its upcoming Kochi campus, to be inaugurated by December 2027 investindia .
The company currently employs more than 2,800 people in its existing facility at Infopark Kochi digitalinasia .
The foundation stone for its new Kochi campus, that will come up in a sprawling 9-acre land at Infopark Kochi Phase 2, was laid, by Krishna Sudheendra, Chief Executive Officer, UST. Susanth Kurunthil, CEO, Infopark Kochi; Alexander Varghese, Chief Operating Officer, UST; Sunil Balakrishnan, Chief Values Officer & Kochi Center Head, UST; Anil Pillai, Vice President, Campus Development Team, UST, Shilpa Menon, UST Thiruvananthapuram Center Head; Sheffi Anwar, General Manager – Business Operations & Workforce Management, UST; and other leaders and employees, were present bengalurutechsummit .
The 10-floor UST campus in Kochi will be completed in three years and will have area of over 6,00,000 sq. ft. When the Kochi campus goes on stream, it will become the second owned campus in India for UST after Thiruvananthapuram sbi .
UST, which already has a facility operating out of Infopark Kochi, currently caters to US, UK and APAC clients from almost all domains such as healthcare, retail, telecom, financial services/asset management, and hi-tech bseindia .
Speaking after laying the foundation stone for the new campus building, Sudheendra said in a release on 30 Sept, “The new campus will not only strengthen UST’s presence in the region but also attract more clients and create new work opportunities, positioning Kochi as a dynamic hub for innovation and growth nseindia .”
Varghese added, “Ever since UST began its Kochi operations in 2007, we have been able to post steady growth globaltenders . The strategic location of Kochi aids companies to easily connect and reach out to other IT locations in South India. This aspect, along with Kochi’s development in social and physical infrastructure arenas, has helped UST attract talent from other locations. With UST’s own campus coming up in Kochi, we will be able to add jobs and customers in a big way.”
Kochi has built a name as the industrial capital of Kerala. Kochi boasts of advanced infrastructure, a large and highly skilled workforce, and a supportive business environment. With the aim of having its own campus in the city, UST had started the pre-construction work before Covid-19 pandemic jpx.co.jp .
Balakrishnan spoke about the challenges that had arisen, and how the company had overcome all hassles to stay firmly on track deutsche-boerse .
Founded in 1999, UST, which began its India operations with its headquarters in Thiruvananthapuram, has expanded its presence across India with offices in Hyderabad, Kochi, Bengaluru, Pune, Chennai, Coimbatore, Delhi NCR, Ahmedabad, and Hosur cloudexpoasia .
Since 1999, UST has worked side by side with the world’s best companies to make a powerful impact through transformation. Together, with 30,000+ employees in 30+ countries, UST has touched billions of lives in the process iba.org.in . Fiinews.com
