New Henkel Facility Draws Massive Reader Interest

Readers last week were keenly interested in an announcement from Henkel regarding its new Global Technology Center.

By Susan Sutton

henkel global technology center india.jpg — The Global Technology Center in Bengaluru, India, allows the company more agility in innovation, which will result in faster time-to-market. (Photo courtesy of Henkel.)

Readers last week were keenly interested in an announcement from Henkel regarding its new Global Technology Center: “Henkel has opened a Global Technology Center (GTC) in Bengaluru, India, with a goal of strengthening its competitive edge through digitalization across all business activities. According to Henkel, the Global Technology Center will allow it to scale innovations faster and speed up its time-to-market. The team will be working closely together with other internal digital expert teams around the world to boost Henkel’s business with digital innovations and create customer and consumer value.

“‘Our industries are being disrupted like never before,” said Michael Nilles, chief digital and information officer at Henkel. ‘New technologies and digital business models transform the way we do and understand business. Time and speed are key to success. Considering this massive shift towards digitalization, we are convinced that the right set of digital skills and tech knowledge have become a crucial core competence for Henkel. With the opening of the GTC in Bengaluru, we are now extending our capability footprint…’”

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