SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13G

                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934



                                SITEL CORPORATION
                                (Name of Issuer)



                             Common Stock, $.001 par
                         (Title of Class of Securities)



                                   82980K 10 7
                                 (CUSIP Number)


                                December 31, 1999
             (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)


     Check the  appropriate  box to  designate  the rule  pursuant to which this
Schedule is filed:

         [ ]      Rule 13d-1(b)
         [ ]      Rule 13d-1(c)
         [X]      Rule 13d-1(d)

     *The  remainder  of this cover  page  shall be filled  out for a  reporting
person's  initial  filing on this  form with  respect  to the  subject  class of
securities,  and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would
alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

     The  information  required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be
deemed to be "filed"  for the purpose of Section 18 of the  Securities  Exchange
Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise  subject to the  liabilities of that section of
the Act but shall be subject to all other  provisions of the Act  (however,  see
the Notes).



CUSIP No. 82980K 10 7

1)   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
     S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

     James F. Lynch

2)   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE
     INSTRUCTIONS)

     / / a
     / / b

3)   SEC USE ONLY

4)   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

     United States of America

NUMBER OF           (5)  SOLE VOTING POWER                12,168,477
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY        (6)  SHARED VOTING POWER                 280,750
OWNED BY
EACH                (7)  SOLE DISPOSITIVE                  6,542,950
REPORTING                POWER
PERSON WITH         (8)  SHARED DISPOSITIVE                  280,750
                         POWER

9)  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

    12,168,477

10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
    SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

     / /

11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

     17.86%

12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

     IN

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SCHEDULE 13G

Item 1(a)  Name of Issuer:

     SITEL Corporation

Item 1(b)  Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

     111 South Calvert Street
     Suite 1900
     Baltimore, Maryland  21202

Item 2(a)  Name of Person Filing:

     James F. Lynch

Item 2(b) Address of Principal Office or, if none, Residence:

     111 South Calvert Street
     Suite 1900
     Baltimore, Maryland  21202

Item 2(c)  Citizenship:

     United States of America

Item 2(d)  Title of Class of Securities:

     Common Stock, par $.001

Item 2(e)  CUSIP Number:

     82980K 10 7

Item 3 If This Statement Is Filed Pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b) or 13d-2(b):

     Not applicable

Item 4(a)  Amount Beneficially Owned:

     12,168,477* shares as of December 31, 1999

     *Includes 5,625,527 shares owned by other stockholders over which Mr. Lynch
exercises voting control pursuant to a voting  agreement.  Also includes 280,750
shares held by two 501(c)(3)  organizations  established by Mr. Lynch. Mr. Lynch
has shared voting and/or  investment  power with respect to these 280,750 shares

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but disclaims beneficial ownership thereof.  Also includes shares, if any, which
Mr. Lynch may acquire upon exercise of stock options  exercisable within 60 days
after December 31, 1999.

Item 4(b)  Percent of Class:

     17.86% (based on 68,145,828 shares outstanding as of December 31, 1999)


Item 4(c) Number of shares as to which reporting person has:

   (i)  sole power to vote or to direct the vote -
          12,168,477
  (ii)  shared power to vote or direct the vote -
          280,750
 (iii)  sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of -
          6,542,950
  (iv)  shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of -
          280,750

Item 5  Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:

        Not applicable

Item 6 Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person:

        Not applicable

Item 7 Identification  and  Classification  of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the
Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company:

        Not applicable

Item 8 Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:

        Not applicable

Item 9  Notice of Dissolution of Group:

        Not applicable

Item 10  Certification:

        Not applicable

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                             SIGNATURE

     After  reasonable  inquiry and to the best of my  knowledge  and belief,  I
certify that the information  set forth in this statement is true,  complete and
correct.


     Date: February 9, 2000.




                                            /s/ James F. Lynch
                                            -------------------------
                                            James F. Lynch


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