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Information / Communication Computer Programming, Consultancy And Related Activities Computer Programming, Consultancy And Related Activities 62.02 - Computer consultancy activities
100 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
28 February 2017
Employment effect (start)
1 January 2017
Foreseen end date
31 December 2017
Description
The IT company Octo Technology, a subsidiary of Accenture, has announced to create 120 positions in 2017 including 100 in France. The company employs 380 consultants world-wide and expects to reach the threshold of 300 employees in France by the end of 2017 thanks to the new recruitment wave. The group reached a turnover of €47.2 million in 2016. Octo Technology helps its clients to design information systems and applications to transform their businesses.
Sources
21 February 2017: Le Monde Informatique
21 February 2017: Octo technology (Press release)
Citation
Eurofound (2017), Octo Technology, Business expansion in France, factsheet number 90426, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/90426.
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