KUALA LUMPUR, May 19 (Bernama) — Cognizant has officially opened its new regional innovation hub in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, further strengthening its global delivery network. Cognizant plays a key role in helping businesses on their digital modernization journeys and the new hub aims to bring our technical expertise and industry capabilities closer to clients around the world. We expect this new hub to also enable us to grow our skilled talent pool to support local, regional, and global customers. Cognizant has grown from just 32 Malaysia-based employees in 2010 to more than 2,000 today and expects to further increase its workforce to 5,000 by 2026.
The Honorable YB Senator Tengku Datuk Seri Utama Zafrul, Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry was the Guest of Honor at the opening ceremony. Alongside him were YBhg. Datuk Seri Isham Ishak, Secretary General for the Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry, Datuk Muhammad Azmi Zulkifli, CEO of InvestKL, Encik Mahadhir Aziz, CEO of Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) and key leaders from Cognizant: Jane Livesey, CEO of Asia Pacific, Andrew Lim, Vice President of ASEAN and Greater China, and Effendi Hashim, Malaysia Country Head.
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