For the month of September 2003
Commission File Number 1-14858
CGI Group Inc.
(Translation of
Registrant’s Name Into English)
1130 Sherbrooke Street West
5th Floor
Montréal, Québec
Canada H3A 2M8
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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Enclosure: Press Release dated September 10, 2003.
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| PRESS RELEASE | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
Montreal, Quebec, September 10, 2003 - CGI Group Inc. (CGI) (TSX: GIB.A; NYSE: GIB;), announced today the appointment of Mr. Clarence J. Chandran as president, Business Process Services (BPS) and chairman of the board, India.
“To continue to propel our growth in the BPS sector, we wanted to ensure that we had a leader exclusively dedicated to building this increasingly strategic area of our business,” said Michael Roach, president and chief operating officer of CGI. “Clarence brings a wealth of leadership experience and a global network of customer and business relationships to CGI. He has clearly demonstrated the ability to successfully grow and lead global businesses and teams. I am delighted to welcome him to our team and we believe he will make a significant contribution to CGI.”
Clarence Chandran added: “I am very excited about this new challenge. Over the years I have watched and admired CGI’s ability to grow profitably in highly competitive markets. To now be provided with the mandate to lead such a strategic, high growth area for the company is a rare opportunity.” Chandran will be located in Andover, Massachusetts and will officially begin his duties on November 1, 2003, reporting to Michael Roach.
Chandran, 54, joined Nortel Networks in 1985 and held numerous senior-level positions including chief operating officer. He retired in May 2001 from Nortel Networks. Mr. Chandran is a director of Alcan Inc. and MDS Inc., chairman of InfoClarus Inc. and the Chandran Family Foundation Inc.
Business process services encompasses the outsourced management and processing of a company’s business functions and is a logical extension of CGI’s full IT outsourcing offering. BPS currently represents 20% of CGI’s total revenue and is growing rapidly.
About CGI
Founded in 1976, CGI is the fourth largest independent information technology services firm in North America, based on its headcount. CGI and its affiliated companies employ 20,000 professionals. CGI’s annualized revenue run-rate is CDN$2.9 billion (US$2.1 billion) and at July 29, 2003, CGI’s order backlog was CDN$12.5 billion (US$ 9.1 billion). CGI provides
end-to-end IT and business process services to clients worldwide from offices in Canada, United States and Europe. CGI’s shares are listed on the TSX (GIB.A) and the NYSE (GIB) and are included in the S&P/TSX Composite Index as well as the S&P/TSX Capped Information Technology and MidCap Indices. Website: www.cgi.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
All statements in this press release that do not directly and exclusively relate to historical facts constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of that term in Section 27A of the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These statements represent CGI Group Inc.‘s intentions, plans, expectations, and beliefs, and are subject to risks, uncertainties, and other factors, of which many are beyond the control of the Company. These factors could cause actual results to differ materially from such forward-looking statements.
These factors include and are not restricted to the timing and size of contracts, acquisitions and other corporate developments; the ability to attract and retain qualified employees; market competition in the rapidly-evolving information technology industry; general economic and business conditions, foreign exchange and other risks identified in the Management’s Discussion and Analysis (MD&A) in CGI Group Inc.‘s Annual Report or Form 40-F filed with the SEC, the Company’s Annual Information Form filed with the Canadian securities authorities, as well as assumptions regarding the foregoing. The words “believe”, “estimate”, “expect”, “intend”, “anticipate”, “foresee”, “plan”, and similar expressions and variations thereof, identify certain of such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date on which they are made. In particular, statements relating to future revenue from outsourcing contracts are forward-looking statements. CGI disclaims any intention or obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.
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| Investor relations: Julie Creed, vice-president, investor relations, (312) 201-4803 Ronald White, director, investor relations, (514) 841-3230 | |
Media relations: Eileen Murphy, director, Media Relations, (514) 841-3430 |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| CGI GROUP INC. (Registrant) | |
| Date: September 10, 2003 |
By /s/ Paule Doré Name: Paule Doré Title: Executive Vice-President and Chief Corporate Officer and Secretary |