Infosys Powers LKQ Europe's HR Transformation with a Unified Digital Platform

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Infosys (NYSE: INFY) has announced a successful collaboration with LKQ Europe, implementing a cloud-based digital Human Capital Management (HCM) platform across 18 countries. The project leverages Infosys Cobalt to streamline HR processes and enhance operational efficiency.

The advanced analytics-enabled platform, part of a five-year collaboration, aims to improve HR operations, reduce costs, and boost productivity. It provides real-time insights into employee engagement, retention, performance management, and workplace planning. The solution ensures regulatory compliance and enhances employee experience through self-service capabilities and streamlined workflows.

The platform will unify LKQ Europe's HR processes across locations, enabling faster delivery and better service for end customers while fostering a more cohesive organizational culture in the automotive aftermarket industry.

Positive

• Secured a five-year collaboration contract with major European automotive parts distributor
• Expansion of Infosys Cobalt implementation in European market
• Strategic positioning in digital HR transformation services

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Technology Services Analyst

This partnership with LKQ Europe represents a positive but modest win for Infosys, demonstrating continued demand for its Cobalt cloud services portfolio across European markets. The five-year collaboration provides revenue visibility and recurring income, though without disclosed financial terms, we can't quantify the material impact on Infosys's $77.26 billion market capitalization.

The multi-country HR transformation project across 18 European nations showcases Infosys's capability in handling complex, cross-border implementations—a valuable competitive differentiator in enterprise deals. HR transformation projects typically generate strong margins with potential for expansion into additional services over time.

This agreement reinforces Infosys's strategic focus on cloud migration services and digital transformation, particularly important as global enterprises accelerate their HR modernization initiatives to improve operational efficiency. The automotive aftermarket sector expansion also indicates Infosys's continued industry diversification beyond its traditional verticals.

While this represents business momentum, individual contract announcements without financial details rarely move the needle significantly for tier-one IT services providers like Infosys. The company needs a consistent flow of similar deals to maintain growth targets in an increasingly competitive market for cloud transformation services.

Leveraging Infosys Cobalt, the digital platform will help streamline HR processes across LKQ Europe's 18 countries

BENGALURU, India, March 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Infosys (NSE: INFY) (BSE: INFY) (NYSE: INFY), a global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting, today announced a successful collaboration with LKQ Europe, one of the leading distributors of automotive aftermarket parts for cars, commercial vans, and industrial vehicles in the region. Leveraging Infosys Cobalt, a set of services, solutions, and platforms designed to help enterprises accelerate their cloud journeys, Infosys has helped LKQ Europe adopt a unified, cloud-based digital platform to streamline its HR processes across 18 countries.

As part of an ongoing five-year collaboration, Infosys has helped LKQ Europe implement a cutting-edge, advanced analytics-enabled Human Capital Management (HCM) solution to improve HR operations, reduce costs and drive productivity. Through the platform, LKQ Europe's HR teams will gain access to real-time insights into employee engagement and retention, performance management and workplace planning, all to enable better decision making. It will ensure regulatory compliance and enhance employee experience through self-service capabilities and streamlined workflows, contributing to higher employee engagement and motivation.

David Brookfield, Vice President, Human Resources, LKQ Europe, said, "Our collaboration with Infosys is a crucial step in helping us harmonize and simplify our wider business processes – ultimately enabling faster delivery and better service for our end customers. Through the platform, we will unify our HR processes across locations to drive efficiency and enhance regulatory compliance. Looking ahead, we believe this platform will empower our workforce and foster a more cohesive organizational culture, enabling us to continue leading the automotive aftermarket industry."

Jasmeet Singh, Executive Vice President and Global Head of Manufacturing, Infosys, said, "In today's rapidly evolving aftermarket auto parts distribution industry, companies need agile and innovative solutions to stay ahead. Our collaboration with LKQ Europe leverages the robust capabilities of Infosys Cobalt to deliver a transformative HR platform. Infosys is uniquely positioned to support LKQ Europe thanks to our deep expertise in digital transformation, data analytics and cloud technologies. This collaboration highlights our commitment to driving operational excellence and strategic growth for LKQ Europe, ensuring they remain at the forefront of the aftermarket sector."

About LKQ Europe

LKQ Europe, a subsidiary of LKQ Corporation (www.lkqcorp.com), headquartered in Zug, Switzerland, is the leading distributor of automotive aftermarket parts for cars, commercial vans, and industrial vehicles in Europe. It currently employs approximately 26,500 people with a network of more than 1,000 branches and approximately $6.3 billion in revenue in 2023. The organisation supplies more than 100,000 workshops in over 18 European countries.

The group includes LKQ UK & Ireland, LKQ Benelux-France, LKQ RHIAG Group, Elit, LKQ CZ, and LKQ DACH, as well as recycling specialist, Atracco.

About Infosys

Infosys is a global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting. Over 300,000 of our people work to amplify human potential and create the next opportunity for people, businesses and communities. With over four decades of experience in managing the systems and workings of global enterprises, we expertly steer clients, in more than 50 countries, as they navigate their digital transformation powered by the cloud. We enable them with an AI-powered core, empower the business with agile digital at scale and drive continuous improvement with always-on learning through the transfer of digital skills, expertise, and ideas from our innovation ecosystem. We are deeply committed to being a well-governed, environmentally sustainable organization where diverse talent thrives in an inclusive workplace.

Visit www.infosys.com to see how Infosys (NSE, BSE, NYSE: INFY) can help your enterprise navigate your next.

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FAQ

What is the scope of Infosys's HCM platform implementation for LKQ Europe?

The implementation covers 18 countries, providing a unified cloud-based HR platform with advanced analytics capabilities for employee management and operational efficiency.

How long is the collaboration between Infosys (INFY) and LKQ Europe?

It's a five-year collaboration focusing on implementing and maintaining a digital Human Capital Management solution.

What are the key features of the HCM platform implemented by INFY?

The platform offers real-time insights into employee engagement, retention, performance management, workplace planning, self-service capabilities, and regulatory compliance features.

How does Infosys Cobalt contribute to LKQ Europe's HR transformation?

Infosys Cobalt provides services, solutions, and platforms that help streamline HR processes, enable cloud adoption, and drive digital transformation.