UK News Centre

Capgemini in the press and on the podium

Our UK news centre includes all Capgemini group press releases and announcements, highlights of our press coverage in the UK, details of when and where our leading spokespeople are presenting, as well as information on our award-winning client work. If you have a press query, please contact Tom Barton on 44 (0)870 238 2491, Natalie De Rose on 44 (0)870 905 3107 or Rena Patel on 44 (0)870 238 2657 or complete the online form. Alternatively, contact our PR agency The Red Consultancy on 44 (0)20 7025 6500 and ask for a member of the Capgemini team.

Press Releases

Capgemini launches new global service line to extend best practices to utility companies worldwide
Paris - Smart Energy services team leverages Capgemini’s Smart Meter and Smart Grid experience and success.
Virgin Trains entrusts core IT to Capgemini for further three years
Innovation, collaboration and service quality cited as reasons for long-running relationship
New Strategy Director for Capgemini Group
Paris - Capgemini appoints Cyril Garcia as the new Strategic Director.

Events

Smart Metering 2010 - Delivering a Smart UK
James Forrest, Vice President, UK Smart Meter Grid Lead, Capgemini UK will be presenting a session ‘Smart meter deployment: applying lessons from overseas to the UK rollout’ at Smart Metering 2010. Website Presented by James Forrest, Vice President, UK Smart Meter Grid Lead, Capgemini UK on 2 March 2010, 76 Portland Place, London, UK
The Future of Utilities & Smart Utility Forum
James Forrest, Vice President, UK Smart Meter Grid Lead, Capgemini UK will be presenting a session ‘Facilitating customer engagement’ at the Smart Utility Forum on 18 March 2010. Website Presented by James Forrest, Vice President, UK Smart Meter Grid Lead, Capgemini UK on 16th, 17th & 18th March 2010, The Guoman Tower Hotel, London

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Capgemini in the News

Is Cloud the innovator’s best friend?
 18 March 2010 In the latest of a series of articles for CIO.co.uk, Liz Benison, Global Director of Operations for Capgemini’s Financial Services Business, discusses the role of cloud computing in providing higher business agility in the tough economic situation of today’s time. By Liz Benison
Capgemini to offer cloud computing services
 11 March 2010 Capgemini collaborates with Sogeti to introduce a new suite of services aimed at helping clients to realise the benefits of cloud computing. By Staff Writer
Six ways CRM projects go wrong
 10 March 2010  Laurence Buchanan, head of CRM, Capgemini UK writes a guest blog about CRM projects and why they don’t always go as planned. By Laurence Buchanan

Spokespersons Bios

Pierre-Yves Cros
Global Head of Capgemini Consulting, Chair of UK Country Board
Tom Blacksell
Vice President - Head of Capgemini Consulting, UK
Greg Hyttenrauch
Vice President - Head of UK Outsourcing Services
Nigel Martin
Chief Executive Officer, Capgemini Aspire
Liz Benison
Vice President, Global Director of Operations, Capgemini’s Financial Services Business Unit
Keith Coleman
Vice President, Head of Public Sector, Consulting Services