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HELSINKI, Feb. 18, 2021 /CNW/ - CGI (NYSE: GIB)
(TSX: GIB.A) and OP Financial Group have signed an agreement that
deepens their long-term application development and management
partnership, dating back to 2013. CGI will be responsible for
developing and delivering digital services for OP Financial Group's
insurance operations.
"High-quality and reliable technology services are crucial for
delivering an excellent customer and employee experience," says
Juho Malmberg, Executive Vice
President, Development & Technologies for OP Financial Group.
"CGI has proven to be an IT partner that understands our digital
business needs and is able to meet them."
Since 2013, the partnership between CGI and OP Financial Group
has grown to include more than 600 CGI professionals working for OP
Financial Group. More than 300 of these professionals work in close
proximity with their OP counterparts in Finland, with the remaining supporting from
CGI's global delivery centers.
"OP Financial Group is a global pioneer in the effective
implementation of digital technologies and agile delivery methods
in service of their customers," said Leena-Mari Lähteenmaa,
President of CGI's operations in Finland, Poland and the Baltics. "We value the
opportunity to expand our collaboration with the company, with the
aim to advance its digitization, business agility, and overall
operational performance. The deepening of our partnership
demonstrates the quality of our services and the strength of our
delivery model."
"In addition to enhancing the customer and employee experience,
our key goals in working with CGI are to drive value creation and
cost-efficiency in the delivery of IT services," added Juho Malmberg. "This agreement will enable us to
achieve all of our goals by making better use of CGI's capabilities
in innovative areas such as automation and advanced
analytics."
About OP
OP Financial Group is Finland's
largest financial services group, with two million owner-customers
and more than 12,000 employees. We provide a comprehensive range of
banking and insurance services for private and corporate customers.
OP Financial Group consists of OP cooperative banks, its central
cooperative OP Cooperative, and the latter's subsidiaries and
affiliates. Our mission is to promote the sustainable prosperity,
security and wellbeing of our owner-customers and operating
region. www.op.fi
About CGI
Founded in 1976, CGI is among the largest
independent IT and business consulting services firms in the world.
With 76,000 consultants and other professionals across the globe,
CGI delivers an end-to-end portfolio of capabilities, from
strategic IT and business consulting to systems integration,
managed IT and business process services and intellectual property
solutions. CGI works with clients through a local relationship
model complemented by a global delivery network that helps clients
digitally transform their organizations and accelerate results. CGI
Fiscal 2020 reported revenue is C$12.16
billion and CGI shares are listed on the TSX (GIB.A) and the
NYSE (GIB). Learn more at cgi.com.
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SOURCE CGI Inc.