The Governor, Mauricio Kuri González, met with the founder and Executive Chairman of EXFO, Germain Lamone, to learn about the progress of the project of the Canadian company, specialist in telecommunications, which will begin operations in Querétaro on December 1 ; with an investment of 200 million pesos and the creation of 235 new highly specialized jobs.

During his visit, the President of the State went to the factory of the firm of the electronics sector, based in Quebec, where he learned about the state of what will be the center of operations of the company that will be installed in the industrial park of Querétaro, and which will be equipped with a fiber optic factory, test equipment, as well as the development of solutions for network operations for Internet service providers and telecommunications manufacturers.

EXFO’s Founder and Executive Chairman, Germain Lamone, acknowledged that the city of Querétaro is an excellent place to invest, highlighting the technological and educational programs carried out by the state government in collaboration with the education sector and private initiative.

“It will be a pleasure for us to be in this city as collaborative citizens in this magnificent city like Querétaro. I think the city is magnificent, technology is very important with the school, the Polytechnic University, I think that as I said it is an investment that is permanent, that it is long term, I am very committed to realizing our presence in Querétaro”, demonstrated.

EXFO is a global leader in telecommunications testing and service assurance, developing end-to-end solutions to reduce operating expenses throughout deployment and operation. The company is listed on the NASDAQ and Toronto stock exchanges and has 1,700 employees in 25 countries.

The meeting was attended by Chief of Staff, Rogelio Vega Vázquez Mellado; the Secretary for Sustainable Development, Marco Antonio Del Prete Tercero; the director of industrial development, Alejandro Sterling Sánchez; the president of CANACINTRA, Esaú Magallanes Alonso; the president of the Club de Industriales Querétaro, Verónica Ana Luisa Valverde Montero. EXFO was in the presence of the CMO, Louis Adam; and Global Director of Manufacturing Operations, Guy Rochette.