Atento Luxco 1 announced the appointment of two new non-executive board members -Chuck Sykes, the former president and CEO of Sykes Enterprises, and John Chapman, former CFO of Sykes Enterprises. Chuck Sykes has agreed to become Chairman of the Board. From 2004 to 2021, Chuck Sykes was president and CEO of Sykes Enterprises, a publicly traded global business process operator specializing in customer service and digital marketing engagement.

During his tenure he led the organization to become one of the leading global brands in the BPO sector, growing the company from 15,000 to 60,000 employees across 22 countries including a highly successful Latin American footprint. His tenure with the company culminated with the successful sale to Sitel in 2021. John Chapman was an operationally focused CFO and has extensive public company experience.

He built a dynamic finance team to support the growth of Sykes Enterprises, helping grow the organization to approaching $2B in annual revenues during his tenure and contributing to its successful sale. Chuck Sykes and John Chapman join Anil Bhalla, Timothy Gravely, Mark Nelson-Smith and Dimitrius Oliveira on the current board at a time when Atento has entered an exciting new phase in its business strategy aimed at leading the way to Business Transformation Outsourcing.