“We already had a centre there, but now we’ve increased the headcount to 600 people and are using it as a talent base for our US needs,” said Hexaware CEO R Srikrishna.Having local talent in these markets makes it easier to move people to the US if needed. NIIT Technologies already has a presence in Canada through a centre that came into its fold through the acquisition of Incessant Technologies three years ago. “We are using this to service our clients in Canada and will look at it for clients in North East America, mainly in the insurance sector,” said NIIT Technologies CEO Sudhir Singh. “We’ll add more people as and when the need arises.”Privately-held Cybage set up a centre in Toronto, Canada, last year. “From the visa standpoint, the policy for Canada is simpler compared to North America, making it more feasible,” said Amit Gajwani, executive VP, sales and business at Cybage.

Source: Economic Times May 07, 2019 18:11 UTC