In wake of acquisition, firm looks within for executive hire

Tampa-based Sykes Enterprises Inc. names Ian Barkin chief strategy and marketing officer.

  • By Business Observer Staff
  • | 1:48 p.m. March 25, 2019
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Ian Barkin. Courtesy photo.
Ian Barkin. Courtesy photo.
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TAMPA — Ian Barkin has been appointed chief strategy and marketing office at Sykes Enterprises Inc., a Tampa-based outsourcing company.

According to a press release, Barkin joined the firm in November when his previous company — Symphony Ventures Inc., which he co-founded — was acquired by Sykes, which generated $1.63 billion in revenue in 2018, up from $1.59 billion in 2017.

 

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