Wednesday, October 18, 2006 Lexmark ‘confident’ about skills of IT grads in Cebu
AN INTERNATIONAL information technology (IT) company sees “a lot” of potential in IT graduates in Cebu and in the entire country.
While Lexmark Research and Development Corp. (LRDC) faces the challenge of recruiting the “best of the best” in today’s IT graduates, company president and chief executive officer Stan Combs said he is optimistic Cebu can produce world class employees who can meet international standards.
“The company has seen a lot of potential in the Philippines, especially in Cebu, with regard to the human resource sector, which is also why the company it is expanding its operations,” he said.
He said LRDC will be hiring more people in Cebu for positions that will be created with the expansion.
LRDC has invested about P2.4 billion for the construction of two new buildings for its offices at the Cebu Business Park.
Long stay
Combs said the investment is an indication that LRDC intends to stay longer, which will spell more employment opportunities for Cebuano programmers, engineers, finance managers and accountants in the long run.
Combs expressed confidence that the skills of its employees in Cebu would be able to bring Lexmark on top of the competition in the printer market.
He said Cebu’s strategic location, the people’s English proficiency, good education, a receptive government, transportation access and skilled work force were among the major considerations of LRDC when it decided to establish operations in the city in 1991.
LRDC has operations in the United States and India.
According to Combs, the seven-floor LRDC building, whose construction is expected to be completed by the middle of next year, will house several offices and high technology development laboratories.
The second LRDC building, with 22 floors, will house a combination of offices, laboratories and parking spaces. It is set to be finished by the end of 2008. (MMM)
