HCL Technologies continues expansion in Middle East; opens its regional headquarters in Dubai

HCL already services more than 25 large organizations in Middle East and this headquarter will become the hub for regional operations. HCL will offer services across a wide range of service lines including Product Engineering and R&D, Custom Applications, Enterprise Application Services, Infrastructure Management Services, and BPO.

Commenting on the occasion, Mr. Shiv Nadar, said, "India and the Middle East have historically had strong ties and HCL is happy to take that relationship one step forward by extending this partnership to the technology realm. From designing the world's first micro computer at the same time as global IT peers in 1978; to working on the Boeing Dreamliner's airborne systems today, HCL is a Pioneer of Modern Computing. We are happy to bring to our partners in the Middle East, HCL's globally acknowledged transformational technology, which I believe will add great business value to the region. The Middle East, for us is a very interesting and high growth potential market and we continue to concentrate on it with a great deal of strategic intent and focus."

Congratulating HCL on this new development, Mr. Malek Sultan Al Malek, Executive Director, Dubai Internet City (DIC), said, "HCL Technologies is a globally respected IT player with a very rich heritage. HCL's decision to expand their business operations in Middle East will have a positive impact on the IT services industry in the region. We are confident that HCL's expanded facilities at DIC will further enable them to leverage market opportunities through initiatives and programmes available at the technology business park. We look forward to supporting HCL to further enhance their growth in the region."

Speaking of the expansion plans, Mr. Virender Aggarwal, Sr. Vice President & Head of APAC-MEA Markets, HCL Technologies, said, "The opening of the Dubai office reflects the strategic importance of the Middle East market in HCL's growth strategy and reiterates our commitment to the rapidly growing Middle East IT market. We are confident that this new office will go a long way in helping us extend our globally benchmarked transformational IT Services to corporation in Middle East. and help us tremendously by addressing issues which need local presence. We are committed to a long term investment in this region."

HCL Technologies has a rich heritage of delivering IT solutions across a cross-section of industries. It forayed in the Middle East in 2007 and in a very short span of time, the company has been able to structure strategic relationships with marquee customers and partners in the region.