Capgemini

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Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates {{#invoke:Infobox|infobox}}Template:Template otherTemplate:Main other{{#invoke:Check for clobbered parameters|check|nested=1|template=Infobox company|cat=Template:Main other|name; company_name|logo; company_logo|logo_alt; alt|trade_name; trading_name|former_names; former_name|type; company_type|predecessors; predecessor|successors; successor|foundation; founded|founders; founder|defunct; dissolved|hq_location; location|hq_location_city; location_city|hq_location_country; location_country|num_locations; locations|areas_served; area_served|net_income; profit|net_income_year; profit_year|owners; owner |homepage; website }}{{#invoke:Check for unknown parameters|check|unknown=Template:Main other|preview=Page using Template:Infobox company with unknown parameter "_VALUE_" | ignoreblank=y | alt | area_served | areas_served | assets | assets_year | aum | brands | company_logo | company_name | company_type | defunct | dissolved | divisions | embed | equity | equity_year | fate | footnotes | headquarters | former_name | former_names | foundation | founded | founder | founders | genre | homepage | hq_location | hq_location_city | hq_location_country | incorporated | image | image_alt | image_caption | image_size | image_upright | income_year | industry | ISIN | key_people | location | location_city | location_country | locations | logo | logo_alt | logo_caption | logo_class | logo_size | logo_upright | members | members_year | module | name | native_name | native_name_lang | net_income | net_income_year | num_employees | num_employees_year | num_locations | num_locations_year | operating_income | owner | owners | parent | predecessor | predecessors | production | production_year | products | profit | profit_year | rating | ratio | revenue | revenue_year | romanized_name | services | subsid | subsidiaries | successor | successors | traded_as | trade_name | trading_name | type | website| qid | fetchwikidata | suppressfields | noicon | nocat | demo | categories }} Capgemini SE is a French multinational information technology (IT) services and consulting company, headquartered in Paris, France.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

History

In 1967, Serge Kampf<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> founded the Société pour la Gestion de l'Entreprise et le Traitement de l'Information (Sogeti), as an enterprise management and data processing company.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In 1974, Sogeti acquired Gemini Computer Systems, an American company based in New York.<ref name="capgeminiclub.com">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 1975, having acquired CAP (Centre d'Analyse et de Programmation) and Gemini Computer Systems, and having resolved a dispute with the similarly named CAP UK over the international use of the name 'CAP', Sogeti renamed itself as CAP Gemini Sogeti.<ref name="capgeminiclub.com" />

Cap Gemini Sogeti launched US operations in 1981, following the acquisition of Milwaukee-based DASD Corporation, specializing in data conversion and employing 500 people in 20 branches throughout the US. Following this acquisition, the U.S. Operation was known as Cap Gemini DASD.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In 1990 Cap Gemini Sogeti acquired the Hoskyns Group, a major IT outsourcing and managed services company in the UK.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In 1996, the name was simplified to Cap Gemini, and the firm launched a new group logo. All operating companies worldwide were re-branded to operate as Cap Gemini.<ref name="capgeminiclub.com" />

Cap Gemini acquired Ernst & Young Consulting in 2000 and integrated it with Gemini Consulting to form Cap Gemini Ernst & Young.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In 2017, Cap Gemini S.A. became Capgemini SE, and its Euronext ticker name similarly changed from CAP GEMINI to CAPGEMINI.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

In 2006, Capgemini acquired Kanbay for $1.25 billion, which expanded its footprint and capabilities in India.<ref name="BS2015">Template:Cite news</ref>

In 2015 it acquired the U.S.-based technology and services company iGate for $4 billion.<ref name="BS2015"/> In 2018, the company acquired the Philadelphia-based digital customer engagement company LiquidHub for Template:Usd to assist Capgemini's digital and cloud growth in North America.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In 2019, Capgemini acquired Altran, a provider of engineering and R&D services.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> It was the largest acquisition in the company's history, bringing Capgemini's total employee count to over 250,000.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> As part of the acquisition, Capgemini acquired frog design and Cambridge Consultants, which were integrated into Capgemini Invent; several other recent acquisitions, including staff from Fahrenheit 212, Idean, and June21, have been merged into that group and operate under the frog brand.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="syzygy">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 2021, Capgemini grouped the engineering and R&D activities of the Altran brand with Capgemini Digital Engineering Services and formed a new division, Capgemini Engineering.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In June 2021, Capgemini partnered with Sanofi, Orange and Generali to launch Future4care, a European start-up accelerator focused on digital healthcare.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 2021, Capgemini acquired RXP Services and Acclimation in Australia to expand their operations in Australia.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Also in 2021, Capgemini acquired Australian company Empired and its New Zealand subsidiary Intergen.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

In 2024, Capgemini acquired Syniti, an enterprise data management company specializing in data quality, data migration, and regulatory compliance.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

As of 2025, Capgemini has over 340,000 employees in approximately 50 countries.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In July 2025, Capgemini acquired WNS Global Services in a $3.3 billion cash deal.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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Subdivisions

Sogeti

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} Sogeti is a wholly owned subsidiary of Capgemini Group,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> spun off in 2002.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> It is an information technology consulting company specialising in technology and engineering professional services.

Capgemini Research Institute

Capgemini Research Institute is the company's in-house think tank,<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> launched in 2012.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> It produces reports on current trends and concerns in business and technology, based on research, data, and surveys.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Applied Innovation Exchange

Applied Innovation Exchange (AIE) is Capgemini's network of innovation labs,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and was launched in 2016.<ref name="looks to">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The labs enable clients to exchange with designers, industry experts, business and technology partners, research organizations, and startups,<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> and Capgemini has AIEs worldwide.<ref name="looks to"/>

Capgemini Invent

Capgemini Invent was launched in 2018 as the design and consulting subdivision of the Capgemini Group.<ref name="Lunendonk"/><ref name="Umbrex CI">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> It is the rebranding and enlargement of Capgemini Consulting.<ref name="Umbrex CI"/> As of 2023, the subdivision had approximately 10,000 employees in 60 locations worldwide.<ref name="Lunendonk"/> These include staff from frog design, Fahrenheit 212, Idean, and June21.<ref name="Lunendonk">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Capgemini Engineering

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}}In 2021, Capgemini grouped the engineering and R&D activities of its Altran brand with Capgemini Digital Engineering Services into Capgemini Engineering.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Management

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The Capgemini Group Executive Committee consists of 34 members.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Aiman Ezzat has been the group's CEO since 2020, having been at the company for more than 20 years, including as COO from 2018 to 2020 and CFO from 2012 to 2018.<ref name="ET Ezzat CEO">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Paul Hermelin is chairman of the company's board of directors.<ref name="ET Ezzat CEO"/> He was chairman and CEO from 2012 to 2020,<ref name="FR Reuters Hermelin">Template:Cite news</ref> having been appointed CEO in 2002<ref name="FR Reuters Hermelin"/> and having been at the company since 1993.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Hermelin succeeded Serge Kampf, the founder and prior head of the company, who stepped down in 2012,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> thereafter serving as vice chairman of the board until his death in 2016.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

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