PA/25/10 30 March 2010
Media release
From the Premier of Victoria – John Brumby
Indian Company Wipro opens a new centre in Melbourne
Indian ICT Company Wipro opened its new Australian Development Centre in Melbourne today, expanding its Victorian operations and bringing 100 jobs to the state. Premier John Brumby today officially opened the centre and said it added to the state’s impressive track record in attracting investment.
Mr Rajat Mathur, head of Sales and Operations for Wipro Asia Pacific, said the company was extremely pleased to be increasing its investment in Australia by establishing this new centre in Melbourne. “Wipro’s Melbourne operations will play an integral role in the company’s expansion into Australia. We enjoy a good deal of business success in Australia, as Australian industry demonstrates a continued appetite for our global service delivery model,” Mr Mathur said.
“We chose Melbourne for its business environment, ready talent pool and excellent infrastructure – this combination of support and talent is what we look for in a strategic business location.” Mr Brumby said Victoria was home to a very strong ICT industry sector and with over 84,000 employees, accounted for more than a third of Australia’s ICT services, products and revenue.
“We are working hard to attract investment from around the world and create thousands of Victorian jobs,” Mr Brumby said. “Victoria is a great place to invest, with a growing economy, a highly skilled workforce, one of the most attractive lifestyles in the world, a competitive tax system and a supportive government.”
Located in South Melbourne, Wipro’s Australian Development Centre will provide consulting, software development, testing and business process services to domestic and global companies in Australia.
In a year Wipro has grown its number of Australian employees from 450 to 700 with more than half of these based in Victoria. The opening follows visits to the company’s Indian offices by Mr Brumby in September last year and ICT Minister John Lenders in February this year.
Media contact: Fiona Macrae 0412 693 182 / Matt Nurse 0407 351 277 www.premier.vic.gov.au