HCL said it is acquiring Strong-Bridge Envision (SBE), a US-based consulting firm that deals in customer experience strategy, business transformation and change management. The terms of deals were not disclosed.
After the acquisition, 200 Strong-Bridge Envision employees will become part of HCL's global Digital and Analytics business that it has categorized as ‘HCL Mode 2 services'. Strong-Bridge Envision has offices in in Seattle, Denver, Atlanta, and New York City.
“SBE will enhance our digital consulting offerings with their strong capabilities in digital strategy development, agile program management, business transformation and organizational change management. These capabilities combined with our next generation Mode 2 offerings in Experience Design, App Modernization & Data Analytics will help us deliver end-end digital journeys to our customers,” said Anand Birje, Corporate Vice President and Head of Digital and Analytics Practice at HCL Technologies.
“This collaboration will bring SBE's customer experience legacy and 200 experienced SBE employees from across various industries and top-tier consulting firms to the HCL family,” said Rob Novick, Managing Director at Strong-Bridge Envision.
“By focusing on every aspect of the customer experience journey, SBE's ability to design impactful experiences built upon cost-effective and efficient technology architectures, integrating legacy processes, and leveraging data and analytics coupled with the latest HCL technology and services will offer unforeseen customer-value,” Novivk said.
Strong-Bridge Envision, headquartered in Seattle, WA, is a digital consulting firm specializing in customer experience strategy, business transformation, and change management. Serving Fortune 1000 clients since its founding, Strong-Bridge Consulting merged with Envision in 2017 to extend its consultancy and digital transformation capabilities and further establish its footprint across North America, transforming itself into a market leading digital transformation consultancy.
