Artech (staffing company)

Artech Information Systems
IndustryIT staffing
Founded1992
FoundersAjay Poddar
Ranjini Poddar
Websitewww.artech.com

Artech Information Systems is an IT staffing firm.

History

Artech Information Systems was co-founded in 1992 by Ajay[1] and Ranjini Poddar,[2] and is headquartered in Morristown, New Jersey.[3] Early clients for the company included the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and General Electric.[4] Artech matches candidates with client firms based on their demands for special skills.[3] Ranjini Poddar serves as the company’s CEO.[5]

Artech is the largest woman-owned IT staffing company in the US,[5] and has around 10,500 employees. The company also provides project management services,[4] focusing on women and minority hires.[6] By 2011, it was operating in Canada,[7] forty US states, China, and India, with $328.3 million in revenues, growing 83% since the following year.[4] In 2020, Artech was the subject to a ransomware attack that affected its personnel database.[8]

Affiliations

Artech is a cofounder of a women-focused information technology center at Banasthali Vidyapeeth University[9] in Rajasthan, India,[10] called the Artech-Dalmia Centre for Information Technology.[9] In 2014 Artech acquired Vega Consulting[11] and in 2017 Artech acquired Tech-Pro Inc.[12][13] In 2018 Artech acquired the talent and technology services business unit of CDI.[14]

References

  1. ^ Lee Lusardi Connor (August 25, 2014). "TOP 100 PRIVATELY HELD COMPANIES No. 34 Artech is growing its business by helping so many others grow theirs". NJ Biz.
  2. ^ "Women in the workforce have it better than they think, a new study finds". Washington Examiner. 4 March 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Fast 50: Built for speed". Crain's New York Business. 22 June 2012.
  4. ^ a b c "Fast 50 - Artech Information Systems". Crain's New York Business.
  5. ^ a b Daisyme, Peter (27 October 2017). "16 Businesswomen Who Can Be Counted on to Provide Their Own Seat at the Table". Entrepreneur.
  6. ^ Craig Johnson (May 21, 2019). "Power of Diversity". Staffing Industry.
  7. ^ "Artech Information Systems LLC - Company Profile and News". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2022-05-15.
  8. ^ "RANSOMWARE ATTACKS PRESENTING A SECURITY RISK FOR FIRMS INCLUDING STAFFING INDUSTRY". Staffing Industry. March 5, 2020.
  9. ^ a b "IT centre opened at Banasthali Vidyapeeth". 11 January 2008 – via www.thehindu.com.
  10. ^ Mogul, Jilliene Helman, Realty (13 December 2013). "Tech World's Glass Ceiling Begins to Crack for Women" – via www.wired.com.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  11. ^ "Artech acquires Pacific Northwest-based staffing firm". www2.staffingindustry.com.
  12. ^ "Artech acquires Minneapolis-based Tech-Pro". www2.staffingindustry.com.
  13. ^ "Artech Information Systems LLC Acquires Tech-Pro, Inc". New Jersey Business Magazine. January 9, 2017.
  14. ^ "M&A wrap: MidOcean Partners, Florida Food Products, Riverside Co., Charlesbank Capital". Mergers & Acquisitions.

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