Teleperformance
Multinational French company
TP, formerly Teleperformance, is a French multinational business process outsourcing company founded in 1978 with headquarters in France. It provides services for debt collection, telemarketing, customer relationship management, content moderation, and communication.
History
Daniel Julien created Teleperformance in June 1978, in Paris. In 1986, TP established international subsidiaries in Belgium and Italy. Two years later, TP expanded into Spain, Germany, Sweden and the United Kingdom.
Rochefortaise Communication merged with Teleperformance International in 1999 to form S.R. ance. This company became Teleperformance in 2006, and shortened its name to TP in 2025.
In 1992, TP USA was established, and Asia-Pacific contact centers were set up in the Philippines and Singapore in 1996. The Group expanded in Europe through numerous acquisitions and subsidiaries in Switzerland, Norway, Denmark, Greece, Spain, the Netherlands and Finland. From 1998 through 2002, the TP network expanded into Argentina, Brazil and Mexico.
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