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HCL Technologies opens facility at Cinnamon Life

28 November, 2021
Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa with Indian High Commissioner Gopal Baglay, CFO, HCL Technologies, Prateek Aggarwal, Corporate Vice President, HCL Technologies, Srimathi Shivashankar John Keells Chairman Krishan Balendra and officials at the opening of the HCL facility.
Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa with Indian High Commissioner Gopal Baglay, CFO, HCL Technologies, Prateek Aggarwal, Corporate Vice President, HCL Technologies, Srimathi Shivashankar John Keells Chairman Krishan Balendra and officials at the opening of the HCL facility.

HCL Technologies (HCL), a leading global technology company, opened its new facility at the state-of-the-art Cinnamon Life complex, Colombo.

HCL continues to expand and grow in Sri Lanka and this new facility will be its largest in the country, accommodating 4,000 employees.

HCL entered Sri Lanka last year to make it a global technology and IT services delivery hub for some of the largest corporations in the world. In continuation with its commitment to build first class capabilities and create local employment, HCL plans to occupy 80% of Cinnamon Life, a project by John Keells, with plans of taking up10 floors as the first stage and 10 floors at a later stage.

From this new facility HCL will provide IT services to global clients in the areas of digital applications and system integration services, product development and support, and infrastructure management services including digital workplace solutions.

Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa and Indian High Commissioner Gopal Baglay  opened  the office. Chief Financial Officer, HCL Technologies, Prateek Aggarwal, Corporate Vice President, HCL Technologies, Srimathi Shivashankar and  Chairman, John Keells Holdings, Krishan Balendra were also present.

“As a nation, we are thankful for the opportunities HCL continues to offer our youth and make them global IT professionals,” said  Minister Rajapaksa.

“The company’s commitment and growth drive in Sri Lanka are also reflective of the long-term business resilience of Colombo’s ascent as a commercial hub in South Asia.”

Chairman, John Keells Holdings, Krishan Balendra said, “We are delighted to welcome HCL as the anchor commercial tenant for ‘The Offices’ at Cinnamon Life, and to provide a platform for their growth in Sri Lanka.

“HCL will most certainly add tremendous value to the Cinnamon Life development and community. The team at HCL will experience the full benefit of working in our landmark integrated development with the conveniences of the hotel, mall, residential and convention facilities a few steps away,” he said.

High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka, Gopal Baglay said, “It is extremely heartening to see how HCL is not only building a talent pool in the country but also working to create thousands of jobs for Sri Lankan youth and bringing global opportunities to Sri Lanka.”

Chief Financial Officer, HCL Technologies, Prateek Aggarwal said, “Sri Lanka is one of HCL’s key global delivery hubs and we are very excited to continue expanding our operations in the country with the opening of our new office here.” 

“With Cinnamon Life’s strategic location at the heart of Colombo, this iconic signature structure reflects HCL as a next-generation global technology company that constantly reimagines business for a digital age,” said  Corporate Vice President, HCL Technologies, Srimathi Shivashankar.  

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