Brenntag, the global leader in chemical and ingredients distribution, has chosen Porto as the location for its new Technology Hub, built in partnership with xelerate.tech. Recruitment is already underway, with the first team members starting in early November.
Strengthening Brenntag’s global technology capabilities
The Porto hub complements Brenntag’s existing technology presence in Amsterdam and is part of a strategy to bring key technology capabilities in-house, increase agility and accelerate projects that support the business globally. Its mission combines two goals: reinforcing the enterprise systems and infrastructure behind Brenntag’s global operations, and embedding AI into business processes to automate workflows, improve decision-making and scale AI solutions across the organisation.
Built with xelerate.tech
xelerate.tech is supporting the set-up and growth of the hub, from recruitment to operations, drawing on its experience building technology teams in Portugal for international companies. For xelerate.tech CEO Martin Zierheim, the partnership is a chance to apply that experience in a demanding environment with global-scale needs, and it takes the teams xelerate.tech builds in Portugal into new areas of technology expertise.
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