Type
Business expansion
Country
Ireland
Region
Southern and Eastern; South-West (IRL);
Location of affected unit(s)
Cork
Sector
Information / Communication
Computer Programming, Consultancy And Related Activities
Computer Programming, Consultancy And Related Activities
62 - Computer programming, consultancy and related activities

125 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
16 May 2019
Employment effect (start)
16 May 2019
Foreseen end date
31 May 2022

Description

Irish software company Poppulo is to create 125 new job vacancies in Cork over the next three years. The new jobs are advertised are in hi-tech engineering, R&D, sales and marketing positions. Poppulo currently employs 163 people in Cork and 37 people in Boston, USA. The company's clients include Unilever, Bank of America, Nestlé, Johnson Controls, Rolls-Royce and many major pharma companies. A few months ago, the US private equity firm Susquehanna Growth Equity invested €30 million in Poppulo. The expansion is supported by Enterprise Ireland.


Sources

Citation

Eurofound (2019), Poppulo, Business expansion in Ireland, factsheet number 98193, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/98193.