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BANGALORE, India, Jan. 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- CGI (TSX: GIB.A) (NYSE: GIB), one of the world's largest independent IT and business consulting services firms, has appointed Gopal Chhetri, Senior Vice-President, Asia Pacific Global Delivery Centers of Excellence, to lead CGI's Global Capability Centers (GCCs) business. Gopal will lead CGI's AI-first GCC strategy, helping scale delivery and transformation capabilities for clients and strengthening India's role in CGI's global delivery ecosystem.
As GCCs move beyond scale to become strategic engines for innovation, modernization, and resilience, CGI is strengthening its capabilities to help clients embed GCCs at the core of their enterprise agenda, aligned to strategic priorities and accountable for measurable business outcomes.
"CGI supports hundreds of leading global enterprises from its Asia Pacific Global Delivery Centers of Excellence. With over 25 years of industry experience, Gopal's appointment strengthens our ability to help our clients move from process efficiency to measurable business outcomes, including improved customer experience and business performance," said Rakesh Aerath, President, CGI Asia Pacific Global Delivery Centers of Excellence.
Gopal's appointment reinforces CGI's focus on client proximity and its commitment to enabling clients to set up, scale, and transform their GCCs, leveraging its global delivery model and decades of experience to create sustained value from their investments.
"I'm honored to take on this role at a time when GCCs are redefining their purpose and value for the enterprise. Today, clients are evolving from execution to orchestration and want GCCs that can modernize platforms, use AI responsibly, and create lasting enterprise value. We look forward to helping clients evolve their GCCs into strategic hubs that support their global operations," said Gopal Chhetri.
As the GCC leader, Gopal will focus on expanding CGI's GCC business, and scaling capabilities across digital engineering, cloud, and AI, as well as talent development, leadership pipelines, collaboration and market-ready delivery blueprints.
About CGI
Founded in 1976, CGI is among the largest independent IT and business consulting services firms in the world. With 94,000 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 2025 reported revenue is CA$15.91 billion and CGI shares are listed on the TSX (GIB.A) and the NYSE (GIB). Learn more at cgi.com.
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Recognized for 'Best Unique or Innovative Learning and Development Program'
BANGALORE, India, Sept. 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- CGI, (TSX: GIB.A) (NYSE: GIB), one of the largest independent IT and business consulting services firms in the world, has been awarded a Gold in Brandon Hall Group™ HCM (Human Capital Management) Excellence Award® in India.
CGI was recognized for its Graduate Transformation Program, an initiative that transforms early-career graduates into skilled, project-ready tech professionals for enterprises. Judged as the 'Best Unique or Innovative Learning and Development Program,' this award highlights CGI's dedication to building the best learning and development engagements, programs, and tools for its professionals.
Srilata Kolachana, Director, Learning and Development, CGI Asia Pacific Global Delivery Centers of Excellence, said, "Along with building technical expertise in areas such as core programming, testing, full-stack development, and DevOps, the program also supports graduates' integration to CGI's culture and their development of important professional soft skills. Its success is reflected in high assignment completion rates, strong assessment results, positive mentor feedback, and good operational metrics."
Delivered in collaboration with NIIT StackRoute, the 11-week Graduate Transformation Program builds a sustainable talent pipeline in high-demand areas such as Java Full Stack, .NET Full Stack, and SDET etc. In addition to engineering tracks, CGI has also introduced AI courses with a curriculum that includes guardrails and ethics, ensuring graduates are prepared to use AI responsibly. With a mentor-led approach that includes continuous evaluation and complex capstone projects, the program helps fresh college graduates bridge any skill gaps.
"An award from the globally renowned human capital management research and advisory firm like Brandon Hall, reflects CGI's aspiration to not only provide best talent to our clients, but also to strengthen our internal capabilities. By doing so, we are able to respond faster to evolving client needs, including new and niche requirements," said Rakesh Aerath, President, CGI Asia Pacific Global Delivery Centers of Excellence. He adds, "We are a people-first company, and through the Graduate Transformation Program, we are preparing our professionals for long-term careers by strengthening their technical and in particular AI skills, in an ever-evolving world."
About CGI
Founded in 1976, CGI is among the largest independent IT and business consulting services firms in the world. With 93,000 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 2024 reported revenue is CA$14.68 billion and CGI shares are listed on the TSX (GIB.A) and the NYSE (GIB). Learn more at cgi.com.
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