California-based NetSuite (NYSE: N) is planning to add jobs – a lot of them – in Durham once its $200 million acquisition of Bronto Software, says Andy Lloyd, the firm’s general manager for commerce and products. In addition to growing Bronto’s work force, NetSuite will base other people in the Bull City, he says.

In an exclusive interview Friday morning, Lloyd said that while there are no “concrete plans” in terms of target numbers or what operations would be added in Durham, he added that the software firm employs more than 2,500 people worldwide in what he called a “distributed work force.”

“Overall, NetSuite plans to more more than 1,000 people this year,” Lloyd said. And some will be in Durham.

“We view this as a fantastic place to do business,” said Lloyd, who was part of the NetSuite executive team that spent the week in the Bull City preparing for Thursday’s sale announcement.

“I would be disappointed if our office here did not double over the next two years,” Lloyd added.

No layoffs are envisioned as part of the deal, both Colopy and Lloyd stressed.

CEO: A great place to do business

In a conference call Thursday evening, NetSuite CEO Zach Nelson told Wall Street analysts that he envisioned growing Bronto.

“So, a great place to business,” he said of Durham and the Triangle.

“I think you’ll see NetSuite invest more here. The people that we’ve met here are just world class, very excited to have them on the team. Our philosophy really in terms of incenting people to stay with NetSuite, and to incent them to stay with NetSuite. So, there aren’t any technical earn-outs in place but certainly they’re getting the same sorts of employment package that we give all of our employees around that world that include stock and as the company succeed, they will succeed, both professionally and financially.”

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Bronto already employs some 250 people, most of which are in Durham, and CEO Joe Colopy said the company already had plans to add 100 people this year. He said that the intention right now is to “stick with that plan.”

“Well-educated people”

The NetSuite executives were impressed not only with Bronto as a company, its leadership and its products but also its facilities at the American Tobacco Historic District and the Triangle in general as an area in which to recruit workers, Lloyd explained.

“Obviously, Bronto has a great location and they’ve got space,” Lloyd said. “Everything is teed up for considerable headcount growth.”

The Triangle is far from San Mateo and Silicon Valley, but Lloyd pointed out: “Obviously we will have Bronto here along with NetSuite, largely because of the talent and the well-educated people.”