beCogent
beCogent was a Scottish call centre company that provided outsourced telesales, customer relations and helpdesk services to a variety of companies. The company was founded in 1999 (originally as 'Cogent Communications') by Dermot Jenkinson, Ron Peerenboom, Povl Verder Jeff Swanson and John Devlin. The company employed over 3000 across the main headquarters in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, and other call centres located in Glasgow, Erskine and Kilmarnock.[1] The company was a member of the UK's National Outsourcing Association.[1] Ron Peerenboom was awarded a 2002 Business Services Entrepreneur Award for his work with the business but was sacked soon after due to falling out with Jenkinson. He was replaced by Charles Breslin but he to go himself sacked due to inappropriate behaviour towards staff.[2] In 2008, the company was named UK Employer of the Year[3] and both Scotland's Employer of the Year and Business of The Year at the Orange National Business Awards.[4]
The company was acquired by Paris-based Teleperformance in 2010.[5][6][7]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "directory". National Outsourcing Association. Archived from the original on 20 September 2010. Retrieved 29 September 2010.
- ^ "2011 Ernst&Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Scotland Awards Recipients" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 February 2013.
- ^ "Being Vigilant at Becogent". 1st Security News. Archived from the original on 29 April 2011. Retrieved 29 September 2010.
- ^ "Awards". beCogent Group. Archived from the original on 27 May 2010.
- ^ "Teleperformance Group Overview Including Q1 2018 Quarterly Information" (PDF). Teleperformance. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 March 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
- ^ "Teleperformance Acquires beCogent in the United Kingdom". BusinessWire. Archived from the original on 22 March 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
- ^ "BeCogent call centre firm sold to Teleperformance". BBC News. 18 August 2010. Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
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