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MONTRÉAL, May 23, 2023
/PRNewswire/ - CGI (TSX: GIB.A) (NYSE: GIB) is pleased
to announce that Sophie Brochu will join its Board of
Directors in September 2023.
Ms. Brochu has over 30 years of experience in the energy sector.
From 2020 to April 2023, she served
as President and Chief Executive Officer of Hydro-Québec,
Canada's largest power producer
and ranks among the world's largest hydropower producers.
"We are honored to have Sophie Brochu join our Board
of Directors," said Founder and Executive Chairman Serge
Godin. "Her depth of expertise in the energy sector as well as her
experience in leading large publicly traded and government-owned
organizations will significantly benefit our clients,
professionals, and shareholders. In addition, her human-centric
approach is well aligned with CGI's culture and values."
"I am proud to join the CGI Board and to have the opportunity to
contribute to the sustained growth of this flagship company," said
Sophie Brochu. "I am delighted at
the opportunity to join the Board as CGI continues to strengthen
its position as one of the largest independent IT and business
consulting services firms in the world," she added.
Ms. Brochu spent most of her career at Énergir, where she served
as President and Chief Executive Officer from 2007 to 2019. Under
her leadership, the Québec gas distributor added renewable natural
gas to its supply portfolio and became a major player in the wind
and solar energy spaces in both Canada and the U.S.
Sophie Brochu holds a bachelor's
degree in economics from Université Laval and sits on the board of Banque de
Montréal (BMO). Very active in the community, she has been involved
with Centraide of Greater Montreal
for many years and co-founded ruelle de l'avenir, a non-profit
organization that encourages students in the Centre-Sud and
Hochelaga neighborhoods of Montréal to stay in school. She also
chairs the board of Fondation Forces AVENIR and volunteers as a
leader of The A Effect, an initiative whose aim is to promote the
participation of women at all organizational levels.
Ms. Brochu was awarded honorary doctorates by Université de
Montréal (HEC Montréal) and Bishop's
University. She is a member of the Order of Canada and an officer of the Ordre national du
Québec.
About CGI
Founded in 1976, CGI is among the largest independent IT and
business consulting services firms in the world. With 91,000
consultants and 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 2022
reported revenue is $12.87 billion
and CGI shares are listed on the TSX (GIB.A) and the NYSE
(GIB).
For more information:
Investors
Kevin Linder
Senior Vice-President, Investor Relations
kevin.linder@cgi.com
+1 905-973-8363
Media
Andrée-Anne Pelletier, ARP, PRP
Manager, Global Media and Public Relations
an.pelletier@cgi.com
+1 438-468-9118
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