- The digital transformation company announced investments at
London Tech Week
- A long-standing player in the digital and cognitive field,
Globant has its eyes on the UK as an integral part of its global
expansion plan
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Globant
(NYSE: GLOB), a digitally native company that offers innovative
technology solutions, announced a new £65m investment plan over the
next three years to quadruple its teams in the UK; create a
Sustainability Hub; and expand its London headquarters.
Martin Umaran, Co-Founder and
President of Globant in EMEA shared these plans with Lord
Gerry Grimstone of Boscobel Kt,
Minister for Investment, at the Global Innovators Summit organized
by London Tech Week earlier today.
Globant will hire an additional 600 jobs on top of the 200
actual Globers, as Globant's people are known, that work across
multiple UK locations to support its growth in the region.
Also, given the context of current world events, and COP26 and the UK being a focal point for
sustainability innovation, the Company has decided to
establish the base for its Sustainable Business Studio Knowledge
Hub in the UK. The Studio, led by Dr. Elena Morettini -seasoned professional expert in
the energy field-, was launched last November and operates at the
intersection of digital technology and sustainability, bringing
together new know-how, expertise and roles - twinning
digitalisation and sustainability in order to shape zero-carbon
mindsets and practices. Recently, Globant joined the Green Software
Foundation (GSF) as one of five Steering Members while working
together with other several organisations to make the world a
better place, one step at a time.
UK: a key operation for Globant in Europe
Globant is currently investing in a new and much larger
London HQ. This 22,000 sq.ft space in the ZigZag Building in
Victoria is a state of the art
business and collaboration centre designed to accommodate new ways
of working between Globers and clients with all new standards of
wellbeing and biophilia.
"UK-based clients have found Globant to be a key partner in
several digital transformation projects in recent years surpassing
our expectations. We have already worked for major global blue chip
clients and for important public sector clients such as the
Metropolitan Police, as well as new start-ups and scale-ups across
a range of industry sectors. There is a huge opportunity for
companies seeking to reinvent themselves and we will continue
working to help them succeed in the future", said Stuart Deignan, who was appointed in April as UK
Managing Director to spearhead its nationwide expansion
strategy.
In March, Globant acquired CloudShift in the UK, expanding the
company's multi-cloud digital transformation capabilities.
Globant's fast growth rate globally has also included the European
acquisitions of financial services management consultancy Bluecap;
digital marketing consultancy Habitant; and Walmeric, a firm
specialized in developing marketing automation technology with
cloud-based platforms that combine lead management, online
marketing and sales enablement.
"The UK is extremely strategic for us and was really
fundamental for our growth when we were born. One of Globant's
first clients was in the UK, where many exciting developments in
technologies are pushing the frontiers of what can be achieved
through digital transformation. We will continue to expand our
presence, focusing at the same time on delivering transformation
with a strong focus on sustainability", said Martin Umaran, Co-Founder and President of
Globant in EMEA.
Minister for Investment, Lord Gerry
Grimstone of Boscobel Kt said: "The UK is a global leader
in tech with the state-of-the-art capability and resources to keep
ahead of the curve. Globant's significant investment in the UK will
create 600 jobs, boost the economy and support levelling up across
the country - great news as we look ahead to hosting the Global
Investment Summit next month. I wish Globant every success as they
scale up and grow here."
About Globant
We are a digitally native company that helps organizations
reinvent themselves to create a way forward and unleash their
potential. We are the place where innovation, design and
engineering meet
scale.
- We have more than 20,000 employees and we are present in 18
countries working for companies like Google, Rockwell Automation,
Electronic Arts and Santander, among others.
- We were named a Worldwide Leader in CX Improvement Services by
IDC MarketScape report.
- We were also featured as a business case study at Harvard, MIT, and
Stanford.
- We are a member of the Cybersecurity Tech Accord and The Green
Software Foundation (GSF)
For more information, visit www.globant.com
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