Aiman Ezzat appointed CEO of Capgemini’s Financial Services Global Business Unit
New CEO for global Financial Services Business Unit
17 December 2008
Capgemini, one of the world’s foremost providers of consulting, technology and
outsourcing services, has announced the appointment
of Aiman Ezzat as Chief Executive Officer of the Financial Services Global
Business Unit (FS GBU) as of January 1st, 2009. He was previously Chief Operating Officer of this unit, working alongside
Raymond Spencer who was its CEO. After having successfully led the integration
of Kanbay, the IT services company acquired by the Group in early 2007, and having
set up the
Financial Services business unit as a global entity, Raymond Spencer will assume
the role of non-executive
chairman of this entity.
Aiman Ezzat has spent most of his career with Capgemini. In 1991 he joined Gemini Consulting, Capgemini’s consulting arm, where he was responsible for the global oil, gas and chemical sector. In 2005 he was appointed Deputy Director of Group Strategy before becoming Chief Operating Officer of the Financial Services Business Unit in 2007. He was very involved in the development of Capgemini’s offshore strategy and in particular in the acquisition and integration of Kanbay within the Financial Services division. He was also one of the key players in defining the Booster program that targeted the Group’s turnaround in the United States, as well as Capgemini’s current i3 transformation program (Industrialization, Innovation, Intimacy).
Aiman Ezzat (47 years old) holds a degree in chemical engineering from CPE Lyon (France) and an MBA from the UCLA Anderson School of Management (USA).
“I have had the distinct pleasure of working closely with Aiman this past year and have gotten to know him both as an exceptional business professional and a trusted friend and advisor. He and I share a common vision for the FS GBU and a relentless commitment to its success, making him the clear choice to take the organization that we all have built forward.” said Raymond J. Spencer.
The FS GBU will be part of a new Capgemini strategic business unit that also comprises the India competence platform and the Asia Pacific region, to be headed by Salil Parekh.
About Capgemini
Capgemini, one of the world’s foremost providers of consulting, technology and outsourcing services, enables its clients to transform and perform through technologies. Capgemini provides its clients with insights and capabilities that boost their freedom to achieve superior results through a unique way of working - the Collaborative Business Experience - and through a global delivery model called Rightshore®, which aims to offer the right resources in the right location at competitive cost. Present in 36 countries, Capgemini reported 2007 global revenues of EUR 8.7 billion and employs over 88,000 people worldwide.
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The FS GBU will be part of a new Capgemini strategic business unit that also comprises the India competence platform and the Asia Pacific region, to be headed by Salil Parekh.
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