Globant Opens New Office in New York

Expanding U.S. Client Services and Attracting Local Talent are Priority for Leading Technology Services Provider

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Feb 02, 2015, 09:00 ET

NEW YORK, Feb. 2, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Globant (NYSE: GLOB), a new-breed of technology services provider focused on delivering innovative software, today announced that it will open a new office location in New York, New York. Located at 650 Fifth Avenue in the heart of midtown, the new office will help Globant to better serve its U.S.-based customers and attract local talent.

The New York office is the third U.S.-based location for Globant, which also has an office in San Francisco, Calif., and in Boston, Massachusetts. First founded in 2003, Globant has 26 development centers in 17 cities across 7 countries, and currently employs more than 3,500 employees.

"We're thrilled to be opening doors on a new office in New York City and to expand our local presence. As our U.S. customer base continues to grow, it makes sense for us to expand our team on both coasts, improving proximity to our clients and providing better and more innovative services," said Martin Migoya, Globant CEO and co-founder, Globant. "We have had presence in the city for a couple of years, but now it's time to take it further by expanding our reach. With a growing ecosystem of technology companies and a massive presence of traditional industries like media, finance and consumer products, we believe New York is a great location for us to continue to grow."

Globant's primary focus is providing software development and technology services to the world's most innovative and forward-looking brands across multiple industries, including consumer, media, tech, finance and entertainment. To best service such a diverse range of companies and technology challenges, Globant has structured itself internally into a dozen separate but interconnected development studios focused on mega-trends in tech, including Big Data, Internet of Things, Mobile, Social, Gaming, Wearables, UX, Digital Content and more.

Globant is listed on the New York Stock Exchange as GLOB. The company is actively hiring at all levels across the company and is well known for its free-spirited, entrepreneurial and engaged culture and for providing employees with outstanding perks on top of competitive salaries and benefits. Interested candidates can visit Globant's careers page for more information.

About Globant
We are a new-breed technology services provider focused on delivering innovative software solutions by leveraging emerging technologies and trends. We combine the engineering and technical rigor of IT services providers with the creative approach and culture of digital agencies. Globant is the place where engineering, design and innovation meet scale. In only 12 years, we created a company that:

Has more than 3,500 professionals working for companies like Google, LinkedIn, JWT, EA and Coca Cola, among others
Was recognized as one of the top 10 innovative companies in South America by Fast Company
Was included in the 2010 Cool Vendor in Business Process Services Report by Gartner; and
Was featured as a case study at Harvard, MIT and Stanford.

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