Shell expands in India with new global IT centre.

Shell India Markets Pvt. Ltd. recently announced the creation of an in-house global information technology centre in Bengaluru, India, which is expected to provide employment opportunities for several thousand IT professionals by 2020.

Shell will invest in the centre, which will form an integral part of Shell's global IT project delivery and support network. The investment stems from a review of Shell's global IT projects and selected operations support capability that places greater emphasis on delivering projects in-house. Shell plans to begin operations at the centre later this year.

'I am pleased to announce the creation of the Shell IT centre in Bengaluru. This move will deliver benefits to Shell and India for decades to come,' said Yasmine Hilton, chairman of Shell Companies in India. 'We aim to attract the brightest and the best talent in the industry and provide opportunities for them to build world-class business solutions. This is good news for Shell and for India.'

The company said Bengaluru was selected because of its competitiveness and the availability of a skilled, diverse IT talent pool covering the broad range of skills and disciplines that Shell needs worldwide. The centre will provide IT services to all of Shell’s businesses – Upstream, Downstream and Projects & Technology – as well as associated support functions.

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