Hurix to hire 150 in Chennai

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| The company added over 150 people during last year in Chennai, taking the total headcount to about 200. The Chennai facility was set up in 2002. |
| Addressing a press conference, Viswamitra Hariharan, chief operating officer, Hurix, said the Chennai expansion came on the heels of significant expansion of its customer base. |
| At present, Hurix employs about 450 people in Chennai and Mumbai facilities. With the proposed additions planned in both the centres, the total headcount is expected to hit 600-700 by the end of this fiscal year. |
| Hariharan said that the e-learning industry was growing faster and the company was doing business with all the major global publishing houses. It has also set up offices in US, UK and Singapore. |
| Hurix reported a revenue of $ 4.5 million last year and is targeting a growth of 80-100 per cent over the next three years. |
| The company's hiring programmes include campus recruitment and professional training workshops. It has four business practices "� Hurix Technologies, Hurix Learning, Hurxi Education and Hurix Publishing. Its customers include LG Electronics, Government of Singapore, Cathay Pacific, DHL Express, Infosys Technologies, Johnson & Johnson, Kotak Mahindra Bank and Pepsi, among others. |
First Published: Jun 05 2006 | 12:00 AM IST