Multibillion-dollar US technology solutions provider C1 (formerly ConvergeOne) has established a global innovation and capabilities centre (GICC) in Hyderabad.
Announcing the formal opening of the 20,000 sq ft facility, CEO Jeffrey Russel said C1 has onboarded 500 employees and plans to hire 200 more next year. The headcount of the GICC is expected to touch 1,000 in a few years, he said.
Mr. Russel and MD and Country Head of C1 India Chandra Boddoju, in a media interaction, said the employees here represented roughly 20% of the company’s global workforce, representing its largest operation in terms of the number of employees.