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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
650 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
29 July 2019
Employment effect (start)
1 August 2019
Foreseen end date
Description
Contact centre services provider Konecta has opened a third centre in Lisbon. The centre is expected to employ 650 people in the near future. Among these positions, 250 employees will cover three floors to support Iberdrola in sales, customer service, social networks and digital channels. The new location joins two centers that the company already operates in Lisbon. Konecta is a Spanish leading multinational that globally employs over 65,000 people and is present in 10 countries.
Eurofound (2019), konecta, Business expansion in Portugal, factsheet number 98233, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/98233.
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