As CGI looks ahead at 50, Steve Starace, Executive Vice-President and Chief Human Resources Officer, reflects on the attributes that continue to shape the organization’s direction. Here is the transcript of his remarks:

Attributes that shaped our journey

The attributes that have remained constant really stem from our culture and our commitment. It’s a commitment to talent. It’s a commitment to culture—the culture that we operate in. It’s a commitment to our stakeholders and to client proximity.

Those things have remained the same, and I suspect that they will remain the same as we go forward. They are truly part of our core principles, our core values and the way we operate.

Delivering value for our stakeholders

I think we’ll continue to rely on the principles that got us here, but the world is changing, and it’s changing really aggressively. We’re seeing lots of new technology and lots of new challenges in front of us.

So I think there’s an opportunity for us to continue to bring the same culture, the same problem-solving skills and the same talent to our clients’ problems—and to drive even more value for our shareholders, stakeholders and clients.

Reflections on 50 years

To me, it means that we’ve created the right resiliency, the right model and the right culture to be successful during those changing times.

Clearly, the world is a very different place in 2026 than it was in 1976, but the culture, the values and the way we balance the stakeholders—all of that, to me, has been the same. It’s a reflection of a culture that is resilient and that leads to success.