Portland, OR – OIA Global, a leading logistics, packaging and material sourcing provider, announced an important Southeast Asia expansion with the opening of its new location in Chennai, India.  Gandhi JJ, OIA’s Senior Operations Executive in Chennai said, “while OIA has had a presence in this location through a network of strategic partnerships for years, increasing customer demand now requires we establish our own operation.”  “The International Monetary Fund (IMF) expects economic growth in India to exceed 6% in 2016.  India’s economic growth is now expected to outpace China this year,” stated Peter Wong, OIA’s Managing Director, Asia Pacific.  “Growth in Chennai has been led by the automotive, technology and textile sectors,” Wong noted.  “As OIA continues to experience impressive growth in Southeast Asia, India is expected to be an important part of the company’s growth over the next few years,” he added.  Sujit Nair has been named as Branch Manager of the new Chennai location.  OIA’S CHENNAI OFFICE CAN BE REACHED AT THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER: OIA CHENNAI OFFICE Lakshmi Towers, 3rd Floor, No. 33/17 Thambu Chetty Street Parrys, Chennai, 600 001, India T: +91-44-4318-3220 T: +91-44-4318-3221