Bengaluru: Bengaluru-based Mindtree Ltd, now a Larsen & Toubro (L&T) unit, on Thursday announced the opening of its new European headquarters in London. By establishing its new European headquarters, Mindtree said in a statement that it will be better positioned to meet the needs of Europe-based customers and provide greater access to domain expertise where multi-disciplinary teams can ideate, design and craft meaningful digital experiences.
The new office is equipped with the first European Digital Pumpkin innovation hub, which aims to help clients discover and design their path to digital transformation success, the company said. The interactive hub is designed to “reimagine enterprise-wide solutions by leveraging the Internet of Things, Artificial Intelligence, cognitive solutions, virtual and augmented reality, machine learning, conversational platforms, cloud and big data.”
Since the launch of Mindtree’s Bengaluru-based Digital Pumpkin in 2013 and the US-based Digital Pumpkin in 2017, the hubs have been the seedbeds behind more than 100 strategic digital transformation engagements, Mindtree said.
“Our new headquarters and Digital Pumpkin innovation hub enables us to help our European customers thrive in the digital age by accessing the latest Design Thinking principles and experimentation with cutting-edge technologies,” said Guita Blake, senior vice president and head, Global Sales and Europe.
Recently, L&T acquired a controlling stake of more than 60% in Mindtree, after which the founders of the IT firm – Krishnakumar Natarajan, Rostow Ravanan, and NS Parthasarathy – had stepped down in July this year. While as of now, the company runs as an independent entity, concerns remain as to when it will be merged with the parent company and how it might affect its employees.
