{"id":728590,"date":"2024-09-06T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-16T08:48:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/us-en\/?post_type=press-release&#038;p=728590"},"modified":"2026-03-09T18:45:25","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T23:45:25","slug":"capgemini-announces-two-leadership-appointments","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/us-en\/news\/press-releases\/capgemini-announces-two-leadership-appointments\/","title":{"rendered":"Capgemini announces two leadership appointments"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-cg-blocks-hero-press-release\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"header-hero-press-release\" role=\"main\" id=\"main-content-press-release\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero-press-release\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero-press-release-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"header-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCapgemini announces two leadership appointments\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"header-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Paul Margetts becomes CEO of the Asia Pacific Strategic Business Unit; Rob Walker replaces Paul Margetts as MD of Capgemini\u2019s UK Business Unit<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"header-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Sep 6, 2024<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero-press-release-downloads\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 col-lg-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"download-item\" type=\"download\" href=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/09_06_Capgemini-leadership-appts_APAC_UK_September24.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Opens in a new window\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"download-icon\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"download-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"download-title\">Download press release<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"download-props\">145 KB  pdf<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/header>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-cg-blocks-group undefined section section--article-content\"><div class=\"article-main-content\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"grid-container\"><div class=\"col-12 col-md-2\"><nav class=\"article-social\"><ul class=\"social-nav\"><li class=\"ip-order-fb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?=http:\/\/capgeminiucwe.develop\/?post_type=press-release&amp;p=179\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"opens in a new window\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon-fb\"><\/i><span class=\"sr-only\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"ip-order-tw\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?=http:\/\/capgeminiucwe.develop\/?post_type=press-release&amp;p=179\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"opens in a new window\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon-tw\"><\/i><span class=\"sr-only\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"ip-order-li\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?=http:\/\/capgeminiucwe.develop\/?post_type=press-release&amp;p=179\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"opens in a new window\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon-li\"><\/i><span class=\"sr-only\">Linkedin<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div><div><div class=\"article-text article-quote-text\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Paris, September 6, 2024 &#8211; <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.capgemini.com\"><strong>Capgemini<\/strong><\/a><strong> today announced two key leadership appointments in APAC and the UK respectively. Paul Margetts, formerly MD of the UK Business Unit, becomes CEO of Capgemini\u2019s Asia Pacific Strategic Business Unit effective October 1, 2024. He replaces Olaf Pietschner, who will take on the new role of Chief Revenue Officer in APAC. Rob Walker has replaced Paul, as MD of the UK Business Unit, effective September 2, 2024.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cPaul Margetts has successfully steered a highly resilient UK business to deliver strong performance in the last few years. He has been a champion of our journey towards Net Zero and an exemplar of our commitment to inclusion and social value. In his new role, Paul will bring his strong track record and business acumen to the Asia Pacific region, a key growth area for the Group,\u201d <\/em>comments Aiman Ezzat, CEO of the Capgemini Group. \u201c<em>I am also very happy to welcome Rob Walker to Capgemini.<\/em> <em>He has a wealth of experience and deep industry knowledge in key sectors. Rob is also passionate about supporting clients in driving growth through technology innovation and building high-performance teams. I know he will add great value to the UK Business Unit\u2019s next chapter of development. I wish Paul and Rob every success in their new positions.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Biography:<\/strong> <strong>Paul Margetts<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"308\" height=\"293\" src=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/us-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2024\/09\/P-Margetts.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-728591\" style=\"width:149px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/us-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2024\/09\/P-Margetts.jpg 308w, https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/us-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2024\/09\/P-Margetts.jpg?resize=300,285 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 308px) 100vw, 308px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Paul was MD of the UK Business Unit between 2018 and 2024. He has been a member of the Group Executive Committee since 2018. From 2015, Paul was CEO, Application Services UK, member of the UK Country Board, and Capgemini Saudi Arabia Board. Paul has been with the Capgemini Group since 1992 during which time he has led and delivered complex engagements for clients across multiple sectors in the UK and Europe. He\u2019s been also responsible for leading significant delivery, sales and technology operations, and for driving change across the business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Biography: Rob Walker<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"122\" height=\"153\" src=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/us-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2024\/09\/R-Walker.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-728592\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rob spent 25 years at EY helping clients improve the efficiency of their businesses using emerging technologies and digital capabilities. In 2021, he joined Cognizant as Managing Director of the UK &amp; Ireland business. Moving to become President of Global Growth Markets, he played an integral part in helping to globalize Cognizant\u2019s business, growing the company\u2019s revenue across targeted geographies and accelerating growth in digital internationally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>Note to Editors<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">High-resolution photography of Paul Margetts and Rob Walker is available on request.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cg-blocks-cg-block-related-content\"><section class=\"relatedContentBlock\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"content-title col-12 col-md-8\"><h2 class=\"related-content-heading\">Related news<\/h2><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row relatedContent\"><div class=\"col-lg-4 col-md-6 col-xs-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"Read more about Shareholders\u2019 Meeting of May 20, 2026\" 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