Breaking news - New contact centre coming to Sarnia-Lambton - we are thrilled to welcome Atelka to our community!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

ATELKA EXPANSION MEANS 300 NEW JOBS IN SARNIA AND AREA

Canada's Largest Independent Contact Centre Chooses Sarnia For New Location

Montreal, January 15, 2014 - Atelka is proud to announce the opening of a new contact centre in Sarnia, Ontario scheduled for March 2014. Operating at full capacity, this new contact centre will employ over 300 full-time customer service agents for one of the company's major telecommunication clients.

"This announcement is great news for both Atelka and for Sarnia! Representing our 8th Canadian facility, this expansion is completely in line with Atelka's growth objectives and is testimony to the quality of Sarnia's employee base.  For Sarnia, this news represents hundreds of quality jobs and the potential for significant economic growth in the area," said Georges Karam, President and CEO, Atelka.

The Atelka-Sarnia collaboration comes at a time when both are celebrating important milestones in their history - Atelka's 10th anniversary and the City's 100th anniversary.

"The Atelka announcement is a great opportunity for the residents of Sarnia-Lambton as well as an excellent addition to the Western Research Park. This will be a great opportunity for many local residents to work for a Canadian based contact centre company," said Mike Bradley, Mayor of Sarnia.

Atelka's new contact centre, which will be located in the University Of Western Ontario Research Park on Modeland Road, will host two Job Fairs:

January 31st - 11:00 am to 9:00 pm
February 1st - 10:00 am to 6:00 pm

To apply for a job and obtain further details, please visit  www.atelka.com.

Founded in 2003 by two Montreal entrepreneurs, Atelka is a Canadian company offering businesses a complete line of business process outsourcing (BPO) services. Ranked 7th fastest growing company in Quebec by Les Affaires, Atelka is also the largest independent contact centre in Canada employing over 2000 people across 7 sites in Quebec, Ontario, New Brunswick and PEI. Atelka's business solutions are bilingual and cover all existing client-contact platforms.

Kilmer Capital Partners acquired a majority interest in Atelka in May 2012.  Kilmer Capital Partners is a leader in making private equity investments in mid-sized businesses undergoing periods of rapid growth, significant change or ownership transition.