Scope to set up BPO facility in Chennai
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CHENNAI: Scope International, the 100 per cent subsidiary of Standard Chartered Bank, UK on Thursday said it is planning to set up another Call Centre/Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) facility in the city.
“We are planning to set up another Call Centre facility here, in addition to the existing one in the city. We are scouting for locations” Scope International, Chief Executive Officer, Mr Edwin Nevis told PTI, but declined to elaborate.
“We are evaluating whether to buy a property for the call centre or purchase it on lease due to market conditions”, he said.
However, the new company may also come up at any of the Special Economic Zones (SEZs) situated on the outskirts of the city, he said.
He said the facility would have a seating capacity of 600 to 700 people.
“We are hoping to commence operations by first or second quarter of next year”, he said.
Nevis was here on the occasion of signing a MoU with the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, (IIT-M) for offering a course on financial markets for MBA students.
