Linköping next for Sweden’s best IT consultant - HiQ continues to expand with new office in the Östergötland region
HiQ is establishing an operation in Linköping. HiQ is already working with high-tech clients in the region, and setting up an office to provide those clients with better service and recruit new employees is a natural next step.
“We are seeing increased demand from clients who are based in Linköping and its environs. As a result, we also see good opportunities to continue to grow and gain market share. Some of our largest clients are located in the region, and about 15 HiQ consultants are already engaged in projects here,” says HiQ President and CEO Lars Stugemo.
Anders Karén, Vice President of Operations at HiQ International, is supervising the creation of the new HiQ company.
“Establishing an office in the region is an important step in our expansion, and our aim is to always deliver the best possible quality and service to our clients,” says Karén. We expect to have about 30 consultants working here within a year.”
“HiQ is a leading IT and management consultancy with three focus areas: communication, software development and simulation with the Nordic region as the domestic market. Linköping will become our 10th office in total, and the 6th in Sweden”, says Lars Stugemo.
The so-called “fourth big-city region”, which is based around Linköping and Norrköping, is a growth region in which the University and the Institute of Technology serve as key catalysts for new companies and technological innovation. Numerous high-tech companies with a focus on defence and telecommunications have long been established in the region. Linköping is Sweden’s fifth largest city, with a little over 138,000 inhabitants.
HiQ was named Sweden’s best IT consulting firm 2007 in the yearly survey carried out by Financial weekly magazine Veckans Affärer.
For further information, please contact:
Lars Stugemo, President and CEO, HiQ, tel: +46 (0)8 588 90 000
Anders Karén, Vice President Operations, HiQ, tel: +46 (0)8 588 90 000
Anna Jennehov, Head of Corporate Communications, HiQ, tel: +46 (0)8 588 90 000, +46 (0)704 200 049