Type | Public under ePLDT (NYSE: PHI) |
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Industry | Business Process Outsourcing Customer Relationship Management Customer Interaction Services Call Center Consulting |
Founded | 2001 |
Headquarters | , |
Number of locations | operating in 8 locations |
Area served | Philippines |
Key people | Maulik Parekh President & CEO SPi Global |
ePLDT Ventus, Inc., now rebranded as SPi CRM, [1] is a subsidiary of the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT), a telecommunications provider in the Philippines. ePLDT Ventus operates eight customer contact centers across the Philippines.
Corporate Overview
Founded in 2001, The company employs more than 7,000 staff and personnel. [2] Recently, it signed a contract with the Philippine Airlines (PAL) to handle its contact center services. [3]
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