BPOs were always termed as the poor cousin to their software counterparts such as Satyam and Infosys but not any more, thanks to the stock option. What makes me say is that employees of WNS which is the first Indian BPO to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange collectively stand to garner Rs 250 crores and this seems to be the beginning of a trend. In the coming months companies such as ICICI Onesource, EXL and 24×7 Customer are expected to list on the bourses and their employees are expected to enjoy windfall gains.
As per a banker working with them:
There will be at least 200 new crorepatis after these companies list their shares. Two more BPOs are expected to follow after these three are listed Genpact and Intelinet.
Initially BPOs didn’t enjoy the charm as that of the software companies but with passage of time their importance increased and companies such as Citibank brought stakes in them which is now paying off and they are raking in moolah and getting ready to be listed on international exchanges.
