Concentrix Corporation, a global knowledge process outsourcing (KPO)
company and wholly owned subsidiary of SYNNEX Corporation (NYSE:SNX),
announced today the company has made an equity investment in Occidental
Business Services, S.A. (OBS), a leading business process services
company with operations in San Jose, Costa Rica. Concentrix now has the
ability to service North American, European and Latin American markets
with Spanish, the third most prevalent language spoken in the world, as
well as other language requirements.
This strategic location allows Concentrix to offer an outsourced
solution in countries with closer proximity to the United States, known
as "Near-Shoring,” an alternative for multi-lingual delivery of contact
center services to its customers.
"Concentrix sought to acquire an established, high quality Costa Rican
service provider,” stated Dick Rapach, Vice President and General
Manager of Concentrix Corporation. "After thorough research, we invested
in OBS, a leading Costa Rican BPO company with a successful track record
spanning over several years. As part of that investment, OBS will
rebrand itself as Concentrix Costa Rica.”
"The Concentrix brand has an impeccable reputation and is well
established within the BPO space,” commented Manfred Kissling, Chief
Executive Officer of Occidental Business Services, S.A. "By leveraging
the Concentrix brand, we expect to grow our operations more quickly,
utilizing our combined expertise of the Concentrix associates,
Concentrix technology and the geographical assets. In addition,
Concentrix has a proactive, entrepreneurial culture that fits very well
into our existing organization.”
Costa Rica is known for its political, social and economic stability and
has a highly qualified multi-lingual labor force. These elements, along
with a competitive telecommunications infrastructure, have allowed the
country to attract a strong contingent of companies seeking an effective
near-shore service delivery option. With a population of over four
million and a literacy rate of over 95%, Costa Rica provides an
excellent location for Concentrix to provide near-shore services for its
large United States client base. The country shares similar time zones
with the United States and is easily accessible through air travel.
The growth into Costa Rica represents the most recent expansion by
Concentrix, bringing total worldwide employment under the Concentrix
banner to more than 4,500 associates.
"We are impressed with the talent pool that is available in this
country,” Rapach continued. "Our strategy calls for recruiting the best
people available to service both our existing and potential new clients
in technical support, customer care and demand generation programs.”
About Concentrix Corporation
Concentrix Corporation is a global KPO company with award-winning
expertise in providing our clients with services and support to enhance
their customer relationships. From locations in China, Japan, the
Philippines, the United States and Central America, our over 4,500
employees support clients in multiple languages and countries around the
world. Concentrix Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of SYNNEX
Corporation (NYSE: SNX), a Fortune 500 company. For more information,
please visit www.concentrix.com.
About Occidental Business Services, S.A.
Occidental Business Services, S.A. is a leading Costa Rican BPO company
with headquarters in San Jose, Costa Rica. The company provides a suite
of complementary sales, customer care and support services. For more
information, please visit www.obsamericas.com.
Statements in this release that are forward-looking, such as
expectations of growth in operations and strategy in Costa Rica, involve
known and unknown risks and uncertainties, which may cause the Company's
actual results in future periods to be materially different from any
future performance that may be suggested in this release. The Company
assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained
in this release.
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