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Professional Services Professional Services And Management Consultancy Activities Of Head Offices; Management Consultancy Activities 70.22 - Business and other management consultancy activities
100 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
24 May 2022
Employment effect (start)
1 August 2022
Foreseen end date
31 December 2022
Description
German technology supplier Kostal Group will open its first business services centre (BSC) in Budapest in October 2022. According to the plan, 360 highly qualified IT professionals and finance experts will be employed at the BSC. Out of these new jobs, at least 100 will be created before the end of 2022. Primarily the senior positions will be filled this year.
Kostal is present in four continents and 21 countries. About 80% of its activities are related to the automotive sector. The management expects that the new BSC will help improve the efficiency of the business processes of the firm by supporting operations on a European and global scale.
Sources
24 May 2022: Hungarian Investment Promotion Agency (hipa.hu)
Eurofound (2022), Kostal, Business expansion in Hungary, factsheet number 106899, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/106899.
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