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Poland as the destination for Shared Services Centers

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40 <strong>Poland</strong> <strong>as</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>destination</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Shared</strong> <strong>Services</strong> <strong>Centers</strong><br />

In <strong>the</strong> p<strong>as</strong>t, <strong>the</strong> main focus of Cracow’s economy w<strong>as</strong> heavy industry, but in recent years <strong>the</strong><br />

city h<strong>as</strong> turned towards services and in particular <strong>the</strong> high-tech branches of <strong>the</strong> economy like<br />

offshoring of in<strong>for</strong>mation technology (IT). Cracow’s current economic landscape is becoming<br />

more and more represented by large international corporations, like Motorola, Google or IBM.<br />

Population 756,400<br />

Area 326.8 sq km<br />

Main investors Comarch, Ericpol, Google, Grupa Onet.pl, HCL <strong>Poland</strong>, IBM, MAN Trucks, Meiller<br />

Polska, Motorola Polska Electronics, RR Donnelley, Shell Polska<br />

Existing BPO ABB, Accounting Plaza (Ahold), Affiliated Computer <strong>Services</strong>, Alexander Mann<br />

centers<br />

Solutions, BP, Comarch, Delphi, Electrolux, Google, Hewitt Associates, Hitachi Data<br />

Systems, IBM, International Paper, Lufthansa, Motorola, Philip Morris, Pliva, RR<br />

Donnelley, Sabre Holdings, Shell, State Street Corporation, Tesco, UBS<br />

© 2009 KPMG Sp. z o.o. a Polish limited liability company and a member firm of <strong>the</strong> KPMG network of independent member firms affiliated with KPMG International,<br />

a Swiss cooperative. All rights reserved.

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