Corporate governance

Biographies of board members

nb: equity ownership is given as of December 13, 2011

THOMAS P. D'AQUINO
Independent director, complies with the share ownership guidelines
Age 71
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Director since 2006
Member of the Corporate Governance Committee and Lead Director
Deferred Stock Units: 24,277 (+)
Stock options: 66,296 (‡)

Mr. d'Aquino is Chairman of Thomas d’Aquino Capital and Chief Executive of Intercounsel Ltd.  He is Distinguished Life Time Member of the Canadian Council of Chief Executives, an organization that he led as CEO from 1981 through 2009.  He holds a B.A. from the University of British Columbia, an LL.B. from Queen’s University and the University of British Columbia, and an LL.M. from the University of London.  He has served as Special Assistant to the Prime Minister of Canada, as Senior Counsel to one of Canada’s largest law firms, and currently is a Distinguished Visiting Professor, Global Business and Public Policy Strategies at Carleton University's Norman Paterson School of International Affairs and Honorary Professor at the Richard Ivey School of Business.  Mr. d’Aquino holds honorary Doctor of Laws degrees from Queen’s and Wilfrid Laurier Universities and serves as Chair of the National Gallery Foundation of Canada.  Mr. d'Aquino is also a director of Manulife Financial Corporation and Coril Holdings Ltd.

(*) Number of shares beneficially owned, or controlled, or directed, directly or indirectly.
(+) For more information concerning DSUs, please refer to the heading Compensation of Directors.
(‡) For more information concerning stock options, please refer to the headings Share Option Plan and Compensation of Directors in CGI's Notice of Annual Meeting and Information Circular dated December 13, 2011.
(§) For more information concerning PSUs, please refer to the heading Performance Share Unit Plan in CGI's Notice of Annual Meeting and Information Circular dated December 13, 2011.

Updated December 22, 2011