Member of Board of Directors of Capgemini Group

Born in Lausanne (Switzerland) on November 22, 1943, Pierre Hessler studied law and economics before joining IBM. In IBM, he has held several management positions within both Europe and the firm’s headquarters. After twenty-seven years with the company, he joined the Cap Gemini Sogeti Group in September 1993. In July 1995, after taking part in the Genesis transformation program and the launching of the convergence initiative, he took over the management of Gemini Consulting. A member of the Group’s Directory in May 1996, he was then appointed as a member of the Group’s Board of Directors in May 2000. He left his general management functions in 2003, to remain on the Board as senior director, and today continues to provide advice and guidance for key consulting projects with the Group’s major client. He is also Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Bureau Veritas SA.

Capgemini

Capgemini, established in 1967, is one of the worlds foremost providers of Consulting, Technology and Outsourcing services. We have a unique way of working with our clients, which is called the Collaborative Business Experience. Through commitment to mutual success and the achievement of tangible value, Capgemini helps businesses implement growth strategies, leverage technology, and thrive through the power of collaboration.  With more than 70,000 employees from 36 countries, Capgemini is listed on the Paris Stock Exchange and the shares are included in the CAC40, Euronext 100, and Dow Jones STOXX and Dow Jones Euro STOXX indices.
　　
In 2000, Capgemini started its operation in China after acquiring Ernst & Young Consulting. With the continuous and rapid economic growth, China has become Capgemini Groups most strategic region for expansion. In China, Capgeminis headquarters is based in Shanghai, with branches set up in Beijing, Guangzhou, Hong Kong and Taipei, providing operations, research and development and outsourcing services. As a leader in its field, providing world leading industry best-practices and solutions, and through local practice, Capgemini works together with our clients to create the best solutions.  
　　
Capgemini Services Offering
　　
Service is at the heart of the Capgemini approach to the marketplace. Through years of experience, Capgemini is able to capitalize on its experience to identify and re-use best practices in our delivery of services for the benefit of all our customers. In addition, we have built several centers of excellence around which we can rapidly develop new solutions. These are tools that the company has leveraged to provide higher levels of productivity and quality for all our clients.

The combination of global services, industry-specific points of view, and local delivery through fully empowered regional organizations, is our key to providing the most appropriate, precisely targeted and truly relevant support to companies looking for competitive advantage in this turbulent economic climate.

To summarize, the services we provide fall into three categories: consulting services, technology services and outsourcing services. Firstly, consulting services include strategy & transformation, customer relationships, supply chain and operations, finance and employee transformation. Second, technology services are composed with architecture services, system integration, enterprise application packages, and infrastructure services. Third, outsourcing services comprise of business process outsourcing, applications management and infrastructure management.

Editor: Yan