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Administrative Services Office Administrative, Office Support And Other Business Support Activities Business Support Service Activities N.E.C. 82.99 - Other business support service activities n.e.c.
100 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
26 September 2016
Employment effect (start)
1 January 2017
Foreseen end date
31 December 2017
Description
Thule Operations Centre providing accounting and insurance administration services for the Swedish insurance and banking group Skandia intends to create 100 new jobs in Vilnius in 2017. The centre has recently moved to a new office in Vilnius.
The management of the company announced the intention to double the number of employees in 2017. Currently Thule Operations Centre employs 100 employees.
Thule Operations Centre is a Lithuanian division of Swedish insurance and banking group Skandia. The centre provides insurance administration, accounting, IT and resource administration services.
Sources
26 September 2016: 15min.lt
Citation
Eurofound (2016), Thule Operations Centre, Business expansion in Lithuania, factsheet number 88686, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/88686.
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