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Information / Communication Computer Programming, Consultancy And Related Activities Computer Programming, Consultancy And Related Activities 62 - Computer programming, consultancy and related activities
200 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
20 March 2018
Employment effect (start)
20 March 2018
Foreseen end date
20 March 2020
Description
Centric, a Dutch IT company, intends to create 200 new jobs in Kaunas by March 2020. The company is establishing a division in Kaunas that will provide technical and cloud engineering, infrastructure, as well as other services.
Centric is a one of the leading providers of software solutions, IT outsourcing, and IT staffing solutions in Europe. The company currently has divisions in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Norway, Sweden, and Romania. It employs around 4,300 employees worldwide.
Sources
20 March 2018: Verslo zinios
20 March 2018: Delfi Verslas
20 March 2018: Invest Lithuania
Citation
Eurofound (2018), Centric, Business expansion in Lithuania, factsheet number 93584, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/93584.
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