BENGALURU, India and
MELBOURNE, Australia, Jan. 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Infosys (NYSE:
INFY), a global leader in next-generation digital services and
consulting, today announced a definitive agreement to purchase
assets and onboard employees of Carter Digital, one of Australia's leading and award-winning
experience design agencies. This asset takeover strengthens
Infosys' global design and experience offerings, demonstrates its
continued commitment in bringing innovative thinking, talent and
creativity to its clients, and provide effective global digital
solutions.
Carter brings to Infosys, experts in human centered design,
experiential, enhanced digital transformation, customer interaction
expertise, and will also cement WONGDOODY, an Infosys brand, into
the Australasian market.The agency is known for its holistic
approach and 'people first, design later' mantra, delivering
services to connect digital to physical experiences in the
consumer, commerce, technical and corporate environments, backed
with data analysis, analytics, and creative expertise, to drive
compelling, purposeful outcomes.
With services that include business and creative strategy,
research and insights, branded commerce and digital product
development, user and customer experiences, interaction,
experiential and creative design, consumer and product design,
Carter delivers enriched, purpose-led experience for brands across
arts, culture, education, tourism, events, start-ups and
healthcare.
Together with Infosys' earlier acquisition of WONGDOODY that
offers creative and marketing services, Carter brings complementary
capabilities to help global CMOs and businesses thrive in a digital
commerce world. As part of Infosys' global design and
experience offering, Carter Digital will be rebranded as WONGDOODY
and join its network of studios across Seattle, Los
Angeles, New York,
Providence, Houston, and London, as well as design hubs in five Indian
cities.
Andrew Groth, Senior Vice
President and Region Head for Australia and New
Zealand, said, "Australia is a strategic market for Infosys
and the company has enjoyed strong and consistent growth serving
marquee clients across a range of industries from telecom and
financial services, to utilities and the public sector. As digital
experience becomes a critical differentiator in most enterprise
transformations, the addition of Carter's capabilities reaffirms
our commitment to help clients navigate their digital priorities
with a complete end-to-end offering."
Ben Weiner, CEO, WONGDOODY, an
Infosys company, added, "In Carter, we have found kindred
spirits who align with the cultures of both WONGDOODY and Infosys.
We are very excited to bring their capabilities to Infosys' clients
in the market where the opportunity to add layers of digital
strategy, customer experience, and design is significant and
compelling. We are excited to welcome Carter Digital to the Infosys
family"
"Carrying the WONGDOODY flag into our region provides us the
ability to turbo charge our delivery. This, along with the backing
of Infosys, means we now have the instant depth and scalability to
meet the growing needs and expectations of our current and future
clients," said Paul Beardsell,
Founder & Managing Director, Carter
Digital.
James Noble, Founder &
Chief Creative Officer of Carter Digital added, "We're excited
to be joining WONGDOODY, an Infosys company. Being a like-minded,
internationally recognised human experience and brand engagement
agency creates enormous opportunities for us in the Australasian
market. This enable us to further our industry-leading work,
connecting us to new capabilities, and enhancing our partner's
success."
This is an asset purchase and the transaction is expected to
close during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2021, subject to
customary closing conditions.
About Carter Digital
Putting people ahead of everything else, Carter delivers
human-centric, data driven outcomes to transform the way customers
interact with businesses, in a rapidly changing digital world.
Delivering experiences to surprise and delight the people using
them, they enable clients to exceed audience needs, grow market
share and deepen engagements. Carter have achieved sustained
success in a world where technology, expectations and adapts to
meet customer behaviours.
Winner of numerous industry accolades and awards on behalf of
their clients since 2010, is an acknowledgement of the consistent
results Carter deliver.
About WONGDOODY, an Infosys company
WONGDOODY is an award-winning creative agency and the global
experience-and-design platform for Infosys. The company is
recognized for branding, retail, and consumer insights. With
offices in Seattle, New York, Los
Angeles, Providence, and
across the globe; WONGDOODY clients have included Amazon, Honda,
and a wide range of Fortune 500 companies.
About Infosys
Infosys is a global leader in next-generation digital services
and consulting. We enable clients in 46 countries to navigate their
digital transformation. With nearly four decades of experience in
managing the systems and workings of global enterprises, we
expertly steer our clients through their digital journey. We do it
by enabling the enterprise with an AI-powered core that helps
prioritize the execution of change. We also empower the business
with agile digital at scale to deliver unprecedented levels of
performance and customer delight. Our always-on learning agenda
drives their continuous improvement through building and
transferring digital skills, expertise, and ideas from our
innovation ecosystem.
Visit www.infosys.com to see how Infosys (NYSE: INFY)
can help your enterprise navigate your next.
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