Monterrey’s IT Engine is Propelled by Well Developed Universities
November 8th, 2011
Tec De Monterrey is among the most elite technical universities in Latin America.
Luke Bujarski
An industry conference recently in Monterrey, Mexico showcased the inner-workings of a mature information technology services ecosystem, offering important lessons on how public-private partnerships should be leveraged in driving regional competitiveness. But putting all of the flashy marketing and branding initiatives aside, the real stars of the event – and indeed the nuts and bolts of Monterrey’s agile tech industry – are the universities responsible for feeding a growing appetite for software developers, SAP consultants, and English-speaking tech support personnel.
Hildebrando Takes Aim at US with Financing from Carlos Slim
November 3rd, 2011
By Patrick Haller
Hildebrando is launching an ambitious campaign to expand its share of export IT and BPO services in the US over the next year. Unlike rivals Softtek and Neoris – firms that have become ‘household names’ among sourcing decision makers in North America – Hildebrando is a largely unknown entity outside of Mexico. The firm’s strategy is bolstered by the financial backing of deep-pocketed Grupo Carso, part of the Carlos Slim empire, which controls a share of the Hildebrando group.
David Sanders New CEO of Hildebrando USA
August 31st, 2011Source: Business Wire
The leading Nearshore IT Services firm moves its US headquarters to Dallas as part of its North America expansion strategy
Hildebrando, the leading Nearshore provider of Systems Integration, Application Development, Cloud Solutions, Information Management Services, and BPO, announced today that David Sanders has joined the firm as the CEO of Hildebrando USA, the North American arm of the company.
“David has a proven track record in developing business, and has considerable experience with global IT outsourcing”
“I am very excited to have David join our team,” said Diego Zavala, President and Chief Executive Officer of Hildebrando. “David brings tremendous operational and commercial experience to our global organization. With more than 30 years in the outsourcing and consulting business, David will add significant depth to our senior management team.”
David Sanders gained his expertise in selling, deal making, executive management and running large operations with companies such as Accenture, BearingPoint, …
Hildebrando Expands into South America with Bogota Operation
July 27th, 2011Hildebrando, one of the largest Mexican software developers, has launched its South American operations in Bogota, Colombia. Software development will be conducted out of a new facility constructed by TelMex in the exclusive Parque 93 District, known for its sumptuous restaurants, quiet residential areas, and a beautiful park.
Although Hildebrando’s client base includes IBM, New York Life, Microsoft, and Banorte, initially the Colombia operation will be focused on one client. “We are expanding the model that works for Mexico: TelMex and Hildebrando,” said Country Manager Rafael Lopez Escalera. Ramping up with a relatively small staff recruited from Colombia, Hildebrando plans to hire at least 400 Colombian technicians by the end of 2013. Humberto Sánchez Sandoval, VP Negocios, told Nearshore Americas. “We will be selling our services in the industries with success stories: Banking, insurance, trading, telcos, government.”
Hildebrando will …
By Patrick Haller
When thinking about doing business in Mexico, cities like Mexico City, Guadalajara and Monterrey immediately come to mind, but what about Aguascalientes? Home to 60 IT firms, including two of Mexico’s largest software development firms, Hildebrando and Softtek, with a Westernized infrastructure, low crime, and a growing talent pool, Aguascalientes is becoming “the small state that could.”
The Latinization of TCS: Five Nearshore Growth Strategies for 2010
October 16th, 2009[Editors Note: Read the Full Post to See our Top 5 TCS Growth Strategies]
Newly appointed TCS Chief Executive N. Chandrasekaran knows his way around South America.
Moves by Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) to make Latin America a big part of its future reflects a carefully constructed strategy that is going to be felt in a variety of ways across the Americas in the next few years.
Frankly, LatAm affords TCS what it can’t find at home in India – a business consultant population equipped with an obligatory cultural saviness that plays well with US customers, accomodating time zones, growing prominence as a services player that in South America enables TCS to go toe-to-toe with Accenture and IBM, and a shrewd and well-connected executive leadership team that have skillfully helped TCS become a regional powerhouse.
“More and more customers prefer to have dual strategy and they are looking at India plus one more geographical presence” – Gabriel Rozman, EVP Emerging Markets at TCS
In the course of the last seven years, TCS Iberoamerica has gone from running a tiny 15-person office in Uruguay to now employing over 6,000 consultants and establishing global delivery centers in four countries. The driving force behind TCS’s success in LatAm is undoubtedly Gabriel Rozman, EVP Emerging Markets at TCS, a native of Uruguay who has literally opened the door to Latam, through which others like Wipro, Cognizant and Infosys have now traversed.
