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GENEVA, December 14, 2021 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/--

First Digital Development Team Launched in Lisbon, Portugal

Developing digital products and services, our Innovation Squad will enable SGS

to validate more innovations faster and more cost effectively through a

customer centric approach.

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SGS, the world's leading testing, inspection, and certification company, has

taken a major step forward in its ambition to become the digital leader in the

global TIC industry with the setup of its first Innovation Squad in Lisbon,

Portugal.

Established in October 2021, the Innovation Squad is part of SGS's Digital &

Innovation team. The Squad operates by utilizing state-of-the-art digital

technologies and methodologies for fast prototyping and user centric product

development.

The Lisbon-based Squad is the first of many that SGS plans to establish in

various global regions, with recruitment already underway for a second squad.

Each Squad, consisting of product managers, designers, developers, and data

scientists, will partner with local and regional stakeholders to validate,

build and release new digital services at scale and speed.  

Siddi Wouters, Senior Vice President Digital & Innovation, said: "The opening

of our new operations in Portugal is an important milestone for achieving our

digital ambitions. Our key focus areas include becoming a Data Driven Company

enhancing performance by connecting real time data with people and processes

throughout the entire SGS ecosystem. Smart Simplicity, the streamlining of

processes, and services by augmenting physical operations with artificial

intelligence and machine learning. And finally, Customer First, which puts the

customer first by enabling them to effortlessly interconnect, integrate and

personalize their experience based on the right service for the right person at

the right time."

The Squad will collaborate closely with SGS's business sectors across Natural

Resources; Industries and Environment; Health and Nutrition; Knowledge and,

Connectivity and Products.

Borge Nilsen, Vice President, Innovation Factory at SGS, commented: "We are

delighted to see SGS's first Innovation Squad established in Lisbon. The Squad

is an essential part of our innovation engine. It provides dedicated resources

enabling SGS to capture more value from its innovation efforts consistently and

faster."

New methodologies such as Design Thinking, Lean Startup and Agile allow SGS to

focus on the customer, facilitate rapid exploration and only build what has

value. The range of talent within each squad ensures clients will be supported

to improve and expand their operations through digital technologies.

Ultimately, SGS's innovation efforts will further enable the company to deliver

on its ambition to create a better, safer, and connected world.

For further information, please contact:

Borge Nilsen

Vice President, Innovation Factory at SGS

Digital and Innovation

Tel: +47 56 16 81 00

About SGS  

We are SGS – the world's leading testing, inspection, and certification

company. We are recognized as the global benchmark for quality and integrity.

Our 93,000 employees operate a network of 2,600 offices and laboratories,

working together to enable a better, safer and more interconnected world.

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SOURCE: SGS Digital & Innovation