McMaken said that the company chose Hungary as the site of the service center due to the local pool of talented and multi-lingual labor.

The center is expected to reach a headcount of more than 150 employees by the end of 2016, and a total of 500 employees across the country. The regional chief noted that headcount at the service center could rise by another 100 in time.

The company currently employs a 90-member sales staff in the capital and 250 people at a unit in Győr, northwestern Hungary, that turns out circuit protection devices.