ICT Group, Inc. was a multinational call center and outsourcing company based in the Philadelphia suburb of Newtown.[1]

ICT Group, Inc.
Company typePublic
Nasdaq: ICTG
IndustryBusiness process outsourcing
Founded1983; 41 years ago (1983)
Defunct2010; 14 years ago (2010)
Headquarters,
United States
Number of locations
40 centers (2009)
Area served
Worldwide
ServicesCall centers
RevenueIncrease US$453,621,000 (2007)
Decrease US$-$7,053,000 (2007)
Decrease US$-11,809,000 (2007)
Total assetsIncrease US$225,600,000 (2007)
Total equityIncrease US$167,189,000
Number of employees
18,000 (2009)

During the Great Recession, it closed call centers in the United States and Canada, and reduced staff numbers in the United Kingdom, Ireland and Australia, as part of a plan to move its operations to lower-wage countries.[1][2]

On February 2, 2010, ICT was acquired by Sykes Enterprises, Inc., a Tampa-based company.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "ICT closing call centers, seeking lower-cost sites". American City Business Journals. January 5, 2009.
  2. ^ a b Laid-off worker sues ICT Group | GoErie.com/Erie Times-News