Genpact plans to double US headcount in 2-3 years

A number of India-based companies have made no secret of their desire to break the mold of an "Indian only" company.  Many have established country presences in the U.S., the U.K. and elsewhere.  In a recent news article, The Hindu Business Line reported that Genpact plans to substantially add to their headcount in the U.S.  

An excerpt from the article:

Offshore BPO major Genpact is planning a major ramp-up of its ‘onsite' presence by doubling the US workforce to 2,000 professionals in the next 2-3 years. It currently has about 1,000 professionals in the US, across functions such as revenue cycle management, mortgage processing and loan modification.

“This whole area of business process management and driving improvement in business processes will demand more onsite presence, more domain-specific capabilities and very high-skilled re-engineering capabilities. I think we need to be closer to our customers when we do this kind of work. So we are very comfortable from a business model and demand perspective, with regard to our hiring plans in the US,” the Genpact President and CEO, Mr Pramod Bhasin, told Business Line.

You can read the full article here: Genpact plans to double US headcount in 2-3 years

Genpact appoints new Asia leader to focus on China

As a sign of its recognition of the importance of the Chinese market, Genpact recently announced that it has appointed a new lead for the Asia region.  Genpact has been in China, most notably Dalian, as a base for serving Japanese companies.  But it has recognized the growing importance of the China-to-China market and it gearing up appropriately.

An excerpt from the press release:

NEW YORK & BEIJING August 4, 2010:Genpact Limited (NYSE: G), a global leader in business process and technology management, announces that it has bolstered its leadership team in Asia to strengthen its growth strategy in China and Japan, including a focus on the China-to-China market. Charles Hunting has been appointed chief executive officer, Asia, reporting to President and CEO Pramod Bhasin. Hunting brings more than 17 years of services experience to Genpact and will focus specifically on growing the China and Japan markets. Mitsuru Maekawa, one of the pioneers of the business process management industry in China, will be returning to Japan as vice chairman, Japan for Genpact.

You can read the entire press release here.