Intelenet to increase headcount to 20,000 by '09

The Mumbai-based BPO company Intelenet Global Services is planning to increase its full-time employees to 20,000 from the current 5,000 by 2009, and has entered into a strategic partnership with European offshoring company Transcom Worldwide SA to offer services in 40 languages.

"We are aiming to increase the headcount to 10,000 by 2007 and to 20,000 by 2009. The company is also planning to set up several centres in secondary cities including Pune, Coimbatore, Mysore and Mangalore", M Susir Kumar, CEO of Intelenet, said today.

Kumar said the company has set a topline target of Rs 1,000 crore by 2009 as against the current Rs 250 crore, and expects to maintain a growth rate of 50% as against the industry average of 42%, he added.

"Intelenet is looking at exploring organic and inorganic growth. We are actively looking at opportunities to acquire 300-700 seater offshoring companies having unique propositions in Asia and the US," he said.

Susir said the company has entered into a strategic and open-end partnership with CRM specialist Transcom to offer service in 40 languages, and to jointly work with international clients.

"This partnership will enable Intelenet to gain access to additional international companies seeking European outsourced solutions and at the same time enable Transcom to offer worldwide solutions to a broader range of clients and prospects," he said.