Arla Global Shared Services has added an Azure Platform capability supporting its global PLM ecosystem, alongside further development of its Data Foundation Platform.
The work covers Azure infrastructure, Databricks, integration, DevOps and infrastructure-as-code.
This follows Arla’s recent GenAI/data and global HR-technology moves in Gdańsk.
Hydraulics multinational Hyva has placed a new Head of Finance – EMEA position in Kraków with an explicit mandate to create a more standardised, scalable regional Finance organisation and reshape how Finance operates across EMEA.
Fresh company information accompanying TotalEnergies Global Services Bucharest’s latest reporting activity shows its expansion plans.
The Romanian SSC handles P2P, O2C, R2R, Financial Statements and Cash Management for TotalEnergies affiliates in more than 50 countries, across Exploration & Production, Refining & Chemicals, Marketing & Services and Renewables. It also delivers integrated global IT services.
TotalEnergies Global Services Bucharest is the Shared Service Center in Romania within TotalEnergies. We are delivering services for 4 main accounting processes (P2P, O2C, R2R, Financial Statements and Cash Management) to TotalEnergies affiliates across 4 business lines (Exploration & Production, Refining & Chemicals, Marketing & Services, and Renewables) in more than 50 countries spread over Europe and Africa, as well as offering integrated global IT services.
Michelin’s Bucharest Shared Services Centre has placed a Chief Accountant Turkey in Romania, with responsibility for Turkish statutory and Group financial statements and oversight of accounting activity for Turkey.
Michelin says its Bucharest Corporate & Business Services operation now has more than 1,000 employees spanning Purchasing, Finance, Logistics, Sales Administration, Personnel and Service Management.
In a fresh interview, DKV Mobility Romania MD Cătălin Constantinescu disclosed that the Romanian operation now has more than 400 employees.
Its shared-services centre, launched around 2021, handles operational, IT and finance functions and serves DKV Mobility globally—not merely Romania or Eastern Europe.
ROCKWOOL GBS officially opened an additional ninth floor at its Poznań headquarters on 22 September, 2026.
The Polish GBS organisation now employs more than 800 people across Poznań and Warsaw, with roughly 11,000 sqm occupied in Poznań. Further space on the fourth floor is planned for 2027.
More interestingly, the centre now spans finance, controlling, IT, procurement, HR, legal, marketing, data, digital, R&D and engineering, including AI and automation.
While announced way back in April, the new center will support the Group’s global operations in the areas of finance and data management.
By the end of 2026, the Wärtsilä Global Business Services Hub team in Gdańsk is expected to comprise approximately 100 specialists.
The official inauguration of the Wärtsilä Global Business Services Hub—a new business center for the technology group Wärtsilä—took place 25 September in Gdańsk.
Located at the Olivia Business Centre, the hub will support the company’s global operations, including finance and data management. This marks the next stage of the company’s development in Gdańsk, where it has already been operating for over 30 years. Until now, it has employed around 350 people locally in maritime-related operations.
The new unit expands the company’s local presence by adding capabilities in global business services. The opening ceremony was attended by members of Wärtsilä’s global leadership team, including CEO Håkan Agnevall, CFO Arjen Berends, Antti Valtokari (Vice President of Wärtsilä Global Business Services), and Wojciech Krygowski (Head of the Wärtsilä Global Business Services Hub in Gdańsk).
The Gdańsk center will focus on financial operations and data management, supporting Wärtsilä’s various business units worldwide.
The team will utilize modern corporate platforms such as SAP S/4HANA, Basware AP, and ServiceNow. By the end of 2026, the center’s team is expected to number around 100 employees. Wärtsilä is primarily seeking experienced specialists in financial operations and data management who possess strong digital skills and experience in process improvement and transformation.
There are also plans to develop a team of experts specializing in automation and artificial intelligence. “Establishing the new center in Gdańsk is a significant step toward enhancing the efficiency and capabilities of our Global Business Services. We plan to grow the Gdańsk team to approximately 100 employees by the end of 2026,” says Håkan Agnevall, CEO of Wärtsilä.
As Wojciech Krygowski, Head of the Wärtsilä Global Business Services Hub in Gdańsk, emphasizes, the center’s activities will not be limited to handling routine processes. “We are building a highly skilled team that will support Wärtsilä’s global operations, with a focus on continuous improvement, digitalization, and technology-driven transformation. Thanks to the region’s strong talent pool, we see excellent opportunities to further develop our capabilities here in the coming years,” says Wojciech Krygowski.
Wärtsilä’s second global center
The Wärtsilä Global Business Services Hub in Gdańsk is the Group’s second global business services center. The new unit complements the operations of Wärtsilä’s existing center in Vaasa, Finland. Wärtsilä is a global leader in innovative technologies and lifecycle solutions for the marine and energy markets. It employs 17,900 specialists across 199 locations in 78 countries. In 2025, it generated net sales of €6.9 billion. The company is listed on Nasdaq Helsinki.
The Danish DSV GBS is continuing to expand – methodically and modestly – its Warsaw operations – in both Travel procurement centralization and Contract Management.
Travel procurement hiring continues, with hiring of a Senior Procurement Specialist – Business Travel in Warsaw to cover travel agencies, airlines, hotel chains, rail and car-rental companies.
This shows that DSV is expanding its specialist category-management responsibilities beyond its traditional transactional support.