Coca-Cola HBC and OTE, two of the largest companies operating in Greece, partner following a global tender. With an investment of €43m Coca-Cola HBC assigns OTE to provide and run its data center (DC) in Greece, servicing business transactions for more than 36,000 employees in the 28 countries where Coca-Cola HBC is present. The agreement for Coca-Cola HBC’s data center, one of the three largest DCs in EMEA, is also one of the largest private sector projects handled by OTE Group.

Greece will be the base for one of Coca-Cola HBC’s most important operations, a new data center, which will support business processes, such as order taking, customer relationship management (CRM), enterprise resource planning (ERP) and call center services. The new data center is expected to create new job opportunities  and provide a year round uninterrupted services to Coca-Cola HBC which will also be complemented by a back-up data center.

Naya Kalogeraki, General Manager of Coca-Cola Tria Epsilon Greece & Cyprus noted: “This major investment demonstrates confidence in our country’s potential and capabilities, while it contributes to further economic growth. This agreement creates incremental value for the Greek economy, on top of the daily contribution of our business through our bottling and distribution operations. It complements our positive socio-economic impact on the Greek economy, supporting growth and employment.”

President and CEO of OTE Group Michael Tsamaz commented: “The OTE Group has the scale, credibility and know-how to undertake large ICT projects, on par with international market leaders. Our cooperation with the Coca-Cola HBC Group brings a significant investment to our country and creates new jobs. Greece has the ability and the right human resources to become, under the right circumstances, an ICT business hub for Southeast Europe”.