BSB to establish Operations Hub in Dublin

After identifying several locations our decision to locate our Operations Hub in Dublin was based on the maturity of the Irish financial services industry, the established talent pool and the cluster of financial services software companies operating here

Mr. Frédéric Martin
International Business Development Manager BSB

Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Mary Coughlan TD, today (2nd September 2009) announced that BSB is to establish an Operations Hub in Dublin with the creation of 20 high quality jobs at Master’s Degree Level over the next four years.  IDA Ireland worked closely with BSB in attracting this investment to Ireland and is assisting the company in selecting a suitable location for the operation.

BSB is a provider of software and packaged software and ancillary services to the Financial Services industry.  BSB employs over 220 people across Europe.  The Irish hub will be responsible for Sales, Business/Systems Analysis, Systems Integration, Software Development and Technical Support for the Isle of Man, Channel Islands, UK and Ireland markets, primarily for its Solife Life Insurance suite of solutions. 

Welcoming the announcement the Tánaiste said “The decision by BSB to locate its Operations Hub in Dublin is a great win for Ireland.  This highly sophisticated operation is in line with the Government’s continuing efforts to position Ireland as the leading European location-of-choice for innovation-led and knowledge-based global investments. It further demonstrates that Ireland today successfully competes for the highest level of global foreign direct investments across all areas of business activity.”  

Commenting on the announcement Mr. Frédéric Martin, International Business Development Manager BSB said “After identifying several locations our decision to locate our Operations Hub in Dublin was based on the maturity of the Irish financial services industry, the established talent pool and the cluster of financial services software companies operating here”.

About BSB

BSB was founded in December 1995 in Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium. BSB specialises in the provision of packaged software and ancillary services to the Financial Services industry. The company employs over 220 people across its three sites – Belgium (HQ), Luxembourg and Paris.

BSB currently has more than 60 widely recognised high-profile reference customers on its roster, including: Axa Insurance, Fortis Insurance, ABN Amro Life, Carrefour, Dexia Bank, and ING Life.

BSB will be holding an official launch of the Irish operation later in the Autumn.  Members of the Press will be advised in due course.

Editorial contacts:

BSB –
   
Frédéric Martin
Alexandra House
The Sweepstakes
Ballsbridge
Dublin 4
Ireland
353 (0) 1 664 1515
353 (0) 87 065 1843
Frederic.Martin@bsb.com

Marketing & Media Contact –
Una Coleman
Codegaconsulting
Dublin
353 (0) 868186903
una.coleman@codegaconsulting.com

IDA Ireland –
Gillian Lawless
Press & PR