Hewlett-Packard to create 110 jobs in Leixlip

Hewlett-Packard Financial Services will create 110 finance jobs with the expansion of its services centre in Leixlip Co Kildare…

Hewlett-Packard Financial Services will create 110 finance jobs with the expansion of its services centre in Leixlip Co Kildare.

The financial services arm of the IT giant is to centralise its financial services operations for Europe, Middle East and Africa at its Leixlip centre, which employs 250 people.

Hewlett-Packard is a major presence in Ireland: It employs over 4,000 people in a variety of functions - manufacturing, software development, R&D, sales and marketing.

The company also operates a fully licensed bank, located at the Leixlip headquarters. It is one of the largest IFSC banks in Ireland with an after-tax profit of €50 million in 2005.