| Capgemini reorganises country consulting practices into single global unit |
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| | Capgemini is
consolidating its
consulting operations
across the world with the
launch of Capgemini
Consulting, the new
global business unit of
the Capgemini Group,
headed by Pierre-Yves
Cros, former group
strategy director.
The creation of
Capgemini Consulting,
which will have its own
brand identity, is the
result of the
consolidation of its
existing country-based
consulting operations
around the world,
creating a global
business unit of more
than 4,000 consultants
working in over 30
countries. In 2008
consulting accounted for
8% of group revenues.
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Capgemini said the
move is a response to
increasing client demand
for global reach and
direct access to the
breadth of consulting
expertise across the
group, whether
sector-specific or
issue-related. In
addition, Capgemini said
the creation of the unit
will enable the group to
further exploit the
synergies between its
different businesses.
Consulting has a
long-standing heritage
within the Capgemini
Group, with strong
bBusiness-transformation
experience and
industry-leading clients
in numerous sectors
including public,
manufacturing and
financial services.
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| | transferred freely across
our network, which means
that our approach is
constantly being refined
with new learning and
innovative developments,”
said Cros. “The
combination of
state-of-the-art
methodologies, first-rate
talent and an
uncompromisingly fresh
outlook brings our
clients true value and
tangible results.”
The global leadership
team of Capgemini
Consulting will be
headquartered in London.
Previously Cros was
strategy director for the
Capgemini Group. In this
role he was integral to
the conception and
implementation of several
transformation programs,
notably in the United | |
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| | States as well as the i3
transformation program
(Industrialisation,
Innovation and Intimacy)
launched at the end of
2006. He was also
instrumental in the
acquisition of Kanbay
International in 2006 and
has contributed greatly
to growing the Capgemini
Group’s Indian
operations.
Cros joined the
Capgemini Group in 1988
as a corporate strategy
consultant. In 1997 he
became a senior vice
president of Gemini
Consulting, in charge of
Global Operations. Cros
holds a Master of Science
from the National
Institute of Applied
Science, considered one
of France’s top
universities, and an MBA
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“In a downturn,
organisations should not
only focus on short-term
management, but also on
engaging necessary
long-term transformation
in order to emerge from
the downturn stronger and
well-prepared for when
the economic climate
improves,” said Cros.
Capgemini Consulting
will have three Global
Practice Networks with
specific offerings:
strategy &
transformation,
operations transformation
and technology
transformation.
“Our new global
perspective allows
experience and best
practices to be | |
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