CGI Group, Inc. (TSX: GIB.A; NYSE: GIB), a leading provider of information technology (IT) and business process services, has signed a 10-year extension and expansion of its long-term partnership with Industrial Alliance Insurance and Financial Services, Inc., valued at $137 million. CGI will continue to support the strategic growth of Industrial Alliance, the fourth largest life and health insurance firm in Canada, by becoming its preferred IT vendor delivering a wide range of IT services.
“CGI and Industrial Alliance have been business partners for 15 years because of the quality of the services CGI delivers and its approach to doing business,” said Guy Daneau, Vice-President, Information Systems. “CGI professionals are not only highly skilled but thoroughly understand our business and IT environment. In addition, the CGI management team has always been very open and approachable, listening to our needs and finding the most effective way to meet them.”
“We are very proud to expand and strengthen our partnership with Industrial Alliance,” said Claude Marcoux, Senior Vice-President and General Manager at CGI. “CGI is committed to Industrial Alliance’s long-term success, and we look forward to continuing to help drive its profitable growth through our comprehensive IT services and insurance expertise. We believe Industrial Alliance will also benefit from our newly expanded Global Infrastructure offerings, designed to streamline and optimize clients’ IT infrastructure management and performance. These services are provided by our newly formed Global Infrastructure Services, Solutions and Consulting Business Unit operating globally to service our customers.”
About CGI
Founded in 1976, CGI Group Inc. is one of the largest independent information technology and business process services firms in the world. CGI and its affiliated companies employ approximately 31,000 professionals. CGI provides end-to-end IT and business process services to clients worldwide from offices and centers of excellence in Canada, the United States, Europe, and Asia Pacific. As at September 30, 2010, CGI's revenue was C$3.7 billion and its order backlog was C$13.3 billion. CGI shares are listed on the TSX (GIB.A) and the NYSE (GIB) and are included in both the Dow Jones Sustainability Index and the FTSE4Good Index. Website: www.cgi.com.
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