Munich, Germany – December 9, 2020 – intive today announced that it is growing its presence in Europe and has established a new delivery center in Kyiv, Ukraine. The new location, an intive entity starting January 1, 2021, supports the company’s expansion plans in the region and strengthens its ability to drive innovation with global flexible teams of engineering experts.
Ranking as the largest software provider of tailored solutions in Poland and one of the fastest growing digital transformation companies in Germany, intive lays emphasis on sustainable business growth, in line with its focus on software quality and operational agility. The availability of highly skilled software engineers across Ukraine and the convenient time zone proximity to Poland make it an important part of the company’s global network of delivery centers.
“With our 7 locations in Poland and the new opening in Ukraine, we’re extending our nearshore capabilities in the region to gain more strength and resilience. It’s crucial for us to adjust to the ever-evolving needs of our global clients and to make sure that we scale the business according to their expectations,” – said Gurdeep Grewal, CEO of intive. “Our plans for 2021 are ambitious and we’re building a solid foundation for our growth”.
The new delivery center in Kyiv supports projects realized for different industry verticals and delivery units at intive. “To better support our existing and new clients, we have been looking to expand into Eastern Europe for quite some time. The Ukrainian IT export has been growing by over 20% each year,” – said Sławomir Kupczyk, COO at intive. “We want to tap into this trend and quickly expand the new team from our current base to over 250 engineers within a year. For now, we’re focusing on in-demand software profiles and senior experts.”
intive has appointed Yevgen Kutsenko as Head of Delivery Unit UA. He will advance intive’s projects with the new local team and grow the location moving forward. Yevgen joins intive from GlobalLogic where he led regional delivery as Director, Engineering. “I’m thrilled to join a steadily growing organization with a strong, people-oriented culture and a proven track-record of designing award-winning user experiences and building successful digital products for Fortune 500 companies” – said Yevgen. “Ukraine is a dynamic country with a solid base of higher education institutions and a great talent pool. It’s a perfect match for intive and I’m proud to lead this new endeavor.”
intive is a global digital powerhouse headquartered in Munich, Germany. With a challenging, exploratory and agile mindset and international teams of software, design and business experts, intive partners with market leaders in accelerating digital transformation for products and services of tomorrow. intive’s solutions driven by world-class innovation add value along the whole application lifecycle – from product conceptualization to its maintenance. The company’s operations include 12 development centers and 6 design studios in Germany, Poland and Argentina, as well as regional offices in the UK and the USA. intive won the trust of the world’s largest companies such as Audi, BASF, BMW, Credit Suisse, Discovery, Disney, Esprit, Facebook, Google, ING, ViacomCBS and Vorwerk.