CRM major Salesforce announced its expansion plans in India with new Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Hyderabad. The CoE will have added 1000 personnel by 2020. Salesforce’s CoE coming up at Divyasree Orion Tech Business Park in IT Corridor will be operational by the end of 2016.

The announcement comes close on the heels of Industries, IT and MAUD Minister Sri KT Rama Rao’s meeting with Salesforce’ top leadership in San Francisco on 2 June as part of two-week USA business trip.

IT E&C Department Secretary Sri Jayesh Ranjan, US Consul General Mr Michael Mullins, Salesforce executives Mr Arun Balasubramanian, Country Head Sales, Atul Nanda, SVP, Steve Ayers, SVP Technology and Pablo Quintanilla, Head Government Relations also graced the occasion.