Capgemini UK’s Thought Leaders
George Yip
Vice President, Director of Research and Innovation
Professor George Yip joined Capgemini Consulting as Vice President and Director of Research and Innovation. One of George’s immediate tasks at Capgemini will be to launch a programme of Collaborative Research and Innovation for 2006 - 2007.
Professor George Yip is a Senior Fellow of the Advanced Institute of Management Research, the UK’s principle research initiative on management. Yip was previously Professor of Strategic and International Management and Associate Dean at London Business School, the Chair of Marketing and Strategy at Cambridge University, and has also held faculty positions at Harvard Business School and UCLA. Yip is also a Fellow of the Academy of International Business. He holds BA and MA degrees in economics from Cambridge University; and an MBA from Cranfield and Harvard, and a doctorate from Harvard Business School.
Capgemini Research and Innovation Programme
The new Research and Innovation programme is intended to bring together senior executives, respected business academics and Capgemini specialists to provide answers to some of the difficult questions that businesses will face in 2006-2007. Capgemini is calling for active participation by senior executives from major companies and organisations, alongside leading academics. Participating organisations will have access to leading academics from institutions such as London Business School and Oxford University’s Business School, providing a customised diagnosis of each participating organisation’s strategy and capabilities.
