Paris, July 17th 2003

Cap Gemini Ernst& Young today announced the appointment of John W Mc Cain as CEO of CGE&Y in North America.

John W Mc Cain, 44, was formerly Deputy Group COO, in charge of Global Sectors and Accounts, Sales, Disciplines and Alliances and a member of CGE&Y’s Management Committee. Before joining CGE&Y, he served as President of EDS’ CIO Services unit and as President in charge of EDS’ Global Solutions consulting line of Business.

John McCain will be in charge of strengthening the US operations - more particularly for the Outsourcing and Technology Services disciplines - in order to continue positioning CGE&Y as one of the top tier providers in this market.
He is replacing Mark Hauser who decided to leave the Group to pursue professional & personal interests outside CGE&Y. Since the merger with E&Y Consulting in 2000, Mark Hauser was a key contributor to launching CGE&Y’s global Sectors and Disciplines, and then served as CEO of CGE&Y North America.

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The Cap Gemini Ernst & Young Group is one of the world's largest providers of Consulting, Technology and Outsourcing services. The company helps businesses implement growth strategies and leverage technology. The organization employs approximately 50,000 people worldwide and reported 2002 global revenues of 7.047 billion euros.
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