founded 1982 in monterrey nuevo le n mexico headquarters monterrey nuevo le n mexico key people blanca trevi o chairperson & ceo benigno l pez chief globalization officer marcos jimenez usa ceo miguel saldivar brazil carlos funes mexico & central america roberto montelongo chief operating officer number of employees 8 000 2013 website www.softtek.com softtek is a mexican based information technology company operating in north america latin america europe and asia . as of 2010 it was the largest private it vendor in latin america . 1 headquartered in monterrey mexico the company has 8 000 associates in mexico and abroad . citation needed the company offers application software development testing security and support ; business process outsourcing bpo ; and it infrastructure management security and support to more than 300 corporations in more than 20 countries . citation needed it also acts as a value added reseller var for sap se informatica cognos business objects and other software products . the company has trademarked the term nearshoring to describe the provision of outsourced services to customers in other countries that are in proximity . 2 contents 1 history 2 management 3 acquisitions 4 references 5 external links history edit softtek was founded in 1982 as a small it services company by gerardo l pez develop customized software for customers including mexico s second largest bank which and managing their it infrastructure . 2 following the passage of the north american free trade agreement nafta in 1994 in 1997 softtek introduced the nearshore model opening the first global delivery center in latin america . in august 2007 the company acquired china based i.t. united 3 extending its services to the asian market . management edit softtek has one of the few female ceos in a large multinational company . 4 blanca trevi o president & ceo of softtek assumed the position in august 2000 . under her leadership softtek became the largest private it service provider in latin america . she is a board member for wal mart mexico the united states mexico foundation for science the university of monterrey and tecmilenio university . citation needed she is also an adviser to the government of nuevo le n her home state in mexico . citation needed she was featured as a rising star in 2007 by fortune magazine s 50 most powerful women in global business issue . 5 trevi o was also selected as the fourth most powerful business woman in mexico by cnn expansi n in 2008 which was her second time featured in this ranking . 6 acquisitions edit company acquired country date business reference itarvi consulting spain august 2015 multichannel banking services 7 systech integrators india us february 2013 sap channel and services partner 8 scai mexico august 2012 sap 9 references edit kirk laughlin . softtek ranks 40th on iaop global provider list . nearshore americas the new axis of outsourcing . a b online extra can latin america challenge india . businessweek.com . softtek poised for bigness . businessweek . archived from the original on 17 april 2011 . risk and opportunity for women in 21st century . new york times . 5 march 2010 . retrieved 30 november 2014 . keep an eye on these four rising stars . blanca trevio de vega . cnn expansi n. 24 april 2009 . http www.softtek.com newsroom news releases softtek acquires itarvi consulting specialist in multichannel banking services utm referrer http % 3a % 2f % 2fwww . softtek.com % 2f http www.softtek.com newsroom news releases softtek acquires systech integrators an sap channel and services partner in the us https www.softtek.com newsroom news releases softtek acquires sap specialist scai external links edit softtek website latin america s top 50 businesswomen latin business chronicle june 22 2011 knowledge at wharton v t e mexican brands list of mexican brands aerom xico ah cacao real chocolate am rica m vil atletica banco azteca banorte barcel carso global telecom casa dragones cemento cruz azul cemex chilchota alimentos comex group corona beer dina s.a. falco electronics gamesa gruma grupo bimbo grupo famsa interjet italika kahl a kamora brand keuka brand kyoto electronics la coste a food company lanix mabe company mastretta mayordomo meebox mexichem olmeca tequila pemex pineda coval n pirma refmex gl glass relojes centenario selther sigma alimentos softtek sol de mexico tequila solana automobile soriana televisa telmex tornel vivaaerobus.com vodka villa lobos voit volaris category mexican brands companies portal mexico portal wikiproject brands wikiproject mexico retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title softtek & oldid 738557561 categories companies established in 1982information technology companies of mexicoprivately held companies of mexicocompanies based in nuevo le nmexican brands1982 establishments in mexicohidden categories all articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from november 2014all articles with 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