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MICHAEL E. ROACH - President and Chief Executive Officer
Michael E. Roach was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of CGI in 2006. He is responsible for overseeing the company’s worldwide operations, as well as managing all global corporate functions including finance, technology, corporate services, marketing and business engineering.
From 2002 to 2006, Michael Roach was President and Chief Operating Officer of CGI. In 2004, under his leadership, CGI completed its largest acquisition – acquiring American Management Systems (AMS) for CDN$1.1 billion dollars – successfully integrating 4,800 professionals worldwide into its operations.
In 1998, Michael Roach spearheaded the merger of Bell Sygma into CGI doubling the size of CGI. On joining CGI, he assumed the role of Executive Vice-President and General Manager, Telecommunications Information Systems and Services.
Michael Roach’s earlier career with Bell Canada spanned 25 years. In 1998 he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Bell Sygma Inc., a Bell Canada subsidiary formed to provide services to Canada's full-service telecommunications companies. Prior to this, he held a variety of leadership positions with Bell Canada.
Mr. Roach sits on the board of directors of CGI, the Conference Board of Canada, The Conference Board, Inc. (U.S.) and Innovapost. He is a member of the Canadian Council of Chief Executives and the Laurentian University’s President’s Council. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and Political Science, as well as an Honorary Doctorate in Business Administration from Laurentian University in Sudbury, Ontario.
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