An MoU has been signed between QX Global Group Limited, an international business process management company, and the Department of Science and Technology of the State Government, in the presence of Gujarat Chief Minister Shri Bhupendra Patel.
The MoU on Strategic Partnership will create about 2,000 jobs in the IT sector in the state.
QX Global Group also acquires an 80% stake in Management Consulting & Advisory Services Firm Chazey Partners enhancing its reach and service offerings.
Under the visionary leadership of Chief Minister Shri Bhupendra Patel, the Gujarat Government has signed its first MoU for Strategic Partnership with an international company in the field of business process management. The signing of this first MoU was a result of the newly announced IT / ITES Policy-2022-27.
The Strategic Partnership MoU was signed in the presence of the Chief Minister and under the guidance of Shri Vijay Nehra, Secretary, Department of Science and Technology, Gujarat Government.
The Deputy Director, Science and Technology, Gujarat Government, and Shri Snehal Patel, Chief Financial Officer of QX Global Group Ltd., signed the MoU on behalf of the two sides.
Chief Minister Shri Bhupendra Patel welcomed the first-ever Strategic Partnership MoU signed under the recently announced IT Policy aimed to build a robust infrastructure to accelerate IT sector growth in the state.
He added that Gujarat was committed to building a self-reliant India under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi. This new IT policy will take this vision to the next level.
The Chief Minister congratulated QX Global for this initiative and said that the state government would also provide all necessary assistance for their Gujarat operations.
Frank Robinson, Group CEO of QX Global Group, who participated in the MoU signing virtually, said that QX Global, which started with its collaboration with the state at Ahmedabad in 2006-07, has now gained international fame with a trained workforce of over 2,300. Of them, 1,700 professionals are working in Gujarat. As a result of the fresh MoU, an additional 2,000 jobs would be created in the IT sector in the coming years, he added.
Speaking to Asian Voice in an exclusive interview, Robinsons said, “What we've seen increase in 18 years in the journey of QX in India is the progress from slow India to fast India. Our offices in Ahmedabad have transformed. We're proud to bring our clients there, because they stand up against New York City, or London and anywhere in the world. Our offices in the metro cities are in fast India. India is ready for the next generation.”
“We're looking to scale the business and we've doubled it in a year. So we're going to double it again next year, which means that potential 2000 opportunities for bright young Indian talent to join our organisation. And that links nicely with the MoU where clearly the Gujarat government has identified a sweet spot. The timing couldn't have been better. Our commitment to the chief minister was about recruiting more than 2000 new employees in the next five years in Gujarat.
“But actually, that's just a drop in the ocean before we could actually recruit across the whole of India. We're very grateful to the Gujarat government for being so innovative and so far-sighted in terms of that opportunity. Even though we've expanded across India, 80% of our employees work in Gujarat, and it's just been a joy and a pleasure to be the first company to be able to sign an MoU with the Chief Minister,” Frank added.
Speaking of recruiting and gender balance, Phil Searle, CEO - Chazey Partners told Asian Voice, “The biggest thing about Gen Z is that they're not just interested in working for money. They're interested in working for a company that gives back. At the moment, our business is 67%, male and 33% female, however, we've got when it gets to the senior management level, the danger is that women are underrepresented. Now, I'm a dad, with two strong independent young women who have both grown up to be in their mid-20s. Now and above gone on for careers. So I'm passionate about ensuring that we can change the demographic within QX and allow females to really benefit from our hybrid working and our family culture.”
On Monday, 14th February 2022, QX Global Group also announced the multi-million dollar acquisition of an 80% stake in Austin, Texas-based Chazey Partners, a world-class management consulting and advisory firm specializing in business and digital transformation.
Together, QX and Chazey Partners will work to deliver innovative solutions that cover transformative consulting, digital services, and business process outsourcing, customized to meet each client’s specific needs.
QX also plans on augmenting its near-shoring and offshoring capabilities by opening a new Centre of Excellence (COE) in India.
Additional Chief Secretary to the Chief Minister Shri Pankaj Joshi and officials of the IT department were also present on the occasion.
