KBC Advanced Technologies plc (LSE: KBC) is an independent provider of consulting and software services to energy and other process industries. Headquartered in Walton on Thames in England, the company has fourteen other offices worldwide, with major operations in Houston and Singapore. KBC is a public company listed in the London Stock Exchange.The company was founded in 1979 by Krikor Krikorian, John Brice and Peter Close; its name is formed from the initial letters of their surnames.