Regulatory News:
Capgemini (Paris:CAP) announced today that BlueScope Steel, the leading steel company in Australia and New Zealand, has extended its existing business support services contract with Capgemini Australia until December 2016. Capgemini will continue to manage and deliver human resources administration, payroll, accounting and procurement support services to BlueScope Steel for its Australian and New Zealand business.
Karen Lowe, Vice President Shared Services, BlueScope Steel, said, "We have been pleased with our relationship with Capgemini through the term of the last contract, and they have worked with us to deliver cost savings during the difficult business conditions of the last two years. The further cost saving initiatives and service delivery improvements we plan to deliver with Capgemini are important to us. This new contract recognizes the benefit of working with Capgemini and we look forward to continuing our relationship."
The agreement leverages Capgemini's global delivery model to best meet BlueScope Steel's needs into the future. The renewal extends an existing service delivery contract which commenced in April 2002.
Paul Thorley, CEO of Capgemini Australia says,"This renewal augments a long-standing partnership between BlueScope Steel and Capgemini. We are thrilled to continue to provide the people and processes which deliver excellence in these important back-office functions and subsequently create a platform to further expand this proven working relationship."
Hubert Giraud, Head of Capgemini Business Process Outsourcing comments, "This extension clearly demonstrates the partnership model between BlueScope Steel and Capgemini, and our commitment to the BlueScope relationship."
The new agreement came into effect on 1 April 2010.
About Capgemini
Capgemini, one of the world's foremost providers of consulting, technology and outsourcing services, enables its clients to transform and perform through technologies. Capgemini provides its clients with insights and capabilities that boost their freedom to achieve superior results through a unique way of working, the Collaborative Business ExperienceTM. The Group relies on its global delivery model called Rightshore®, which aims to get the right balance of the best talent from multiple locations, working as one team to create and deliver the optimum solution for clients. Present in more than 30 countries, Capgemini reported 2009 global revenues of EUR 8.4 billion and employs 90,000 people worldwide.
More information is available at www.capgemini.com.
Capgemini's expertise is recognized in Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) with a solution portfolio that spans Finance & Accounting, Customer Care & Intelligence, Procurement, Assurance Management, Human Resources and Knowledge Process Outsourcing services. As part of Capgemini's Rightshore® delivery network, BPO professionals provide services to clients worldwide 24 hours a day, seven days a week, in over 35 languages, from centers located in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Guatemala, India, Poland, Sweden and the United States.
Rightshore® is a trademark belonging to Capgemini
Contacts:
Christel Lerouge
Tel: + 33 1 47 54 50 76
E-mail:christel.lerouge@capgemini.com
or
Amelia
Robertson
Red Agency on behalf of Capgemini Australia
Tel.:+61
2 9963 7703 or 0421 773 930
E-mail: Amelia.Robertson@redagency.com.au
