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24/7 Customer strengthens management
team
Announces strategic appointment of Chief Delivery Officer
Bangalore, India - May 24, 2004
- 24/7 Customer (www.247customer.com), the leading provider of BPO
services to Global 500 companies, today announced the appointment
of Mr. Pradeep Narayanan as Chief Delivery Officer. The appointment
signals a significant milestone in 24/7 Customer's growth plans.
Pradeep Narayanan joins from NIIT where
he put in a 17-year stint and was last heading NIIT's education
business for India. An XLRI alumnus, he has also put in stints with
Eicher and ONGC over a career spanning more than two decades. In
his current role, Pradeep will be a key force in driving 24/7 Customer's
focus on building and delivering effective solutions that constantly
surpass customer expectations. He brings to 24/7 Customer his experience
and learning in building the country's largest IT training business,
to help augment 24/7's delivery framework.
Commenting on the appointment, Mr. S Nagarajan,
COO & Founder, 24/7 Customer said, "The creation of this role and
the appointment of an experienced professional like Pradeep underscores
our commitment to our customers and to become a distinct leader
in the BPO space. We are confident that Pradeep will leverage his
vast expertise to ensure that we continue to keep our promise of
outperformance even as the organization follows its aggressive growth
path.
" Pradeep Narayanan said, "I am enthused
and energized by this move to a young, growing and professional
organization like 24/7 Customer. I look forward to enabling the
growth of 24/7 Customer into a leader in the BPO space"
24/7 Customer has also expanded its management
team with a set of Vice Presidents for its various operations and
delivery groups, drawn from leading technology and BPO companies.
This expansion supports 24/7's aggressive
growth plans that include robust organic growth supported by strong
growth in business, facilities, infrastructure and people. To cater
to the growth of business from its existing customers and new customers,
24/7 Customer plans to touch 7000 employees by the end of 2004.
24/7 Customer recently opened a state-of-the-art facility in the
heart of Bangalore city and work is in progress on the state of
the art campus that is set to come up in Bangalore by the end of
2004. In July 2003, 24/7 Customer secured $22 million in financing
led by leading venture investor Sequoia Capital.
About 24/7 Customer
24/7 Customer is a leading provider of
outsourced contact center and BPO services to Global 500 companies.
With 10 live programs for Global 500 firms, over 4 million live
phone contacts handled per month, an enviable 99.9% service uptime,
and the industry's only performance guarantee, 24/7 Customer has
a proven track record of success. Its multi-channel, outsourced
solutions deliver twice the quality of other alternatives at a lower
cost. 24/7 Customer, which was founded by an experienced management
team with proven expertise in delivering large-scale, mission-critical
customer support programs, maintains corporate headquarters in Los
Gatos, CA (in Silicon Valley), and operations in both Bangalore
and Hyderabad, India. The company's highly skilled and well-educated
agents work in teams dedicated to a single customer's business,
enabling 24/7 Customer to bring unprecedented quality and focus
to solving the challenges of even the largest enterprises.
Some of 24/7 Customer's clients include
leading Global 500 Insurance, Telecommunications, Financial Services,
Hospitality, Logistics, Retail, and Technology companies. 24/7 Customer
enjoys financial backing from Sequoia Capital. For more information
on the company, please visit www.247customer.com.
For more information on the company, please
contact
V Bharathwaj- VP- Global Marketing
Email: bharath@247customer.com
Or call
Sanjeeth Boloor / Anuroopa Pereira
Text100, Bangalore
Ph: 91 80 22242284 / 22239005
Email: sanjeethb@text100.co.in
/ anuroopap@text100.co.in
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