Capgemini Appoints Lanny Cohen Eastern Area Director.

NEW YORK -- Capgemini US LLC, one of the world's leaders in consulting, technology and outsourcing services, today announced that Lanny Cohen will assume the role of area director for the Eastern region effective July 1, 2005. As part of the North American program to transform Capgemini's project and consulting business and return the region to profitable growth by 2006, Cohen will be based in New York and in charge of Consulting Services and Technology Services sales and delivery across 15 states in the East (Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Vermont , Virginia, and West Virginia) and Washington D.C.

Cohen was most recently market segment and sales leader for Telecom Media & Entertainment as well as global account executive for a major TME client in North America for Capgemini, and has also held various national, industry and service line leadership roles over his 26 year Capgemini career. He was also the 2003/2004 chairman of the Association of Management Consulting Firms (AMCF), and was named one of Consulting Magazine's Top 25 Most Influential Consultants for 2004 for his work at Capgemini and his industry leadership through AMCF.

"As we move to a geography P&L model, it is critically important to have leadership in place that can drive profitable growth," said Salil Parekh, North America Chief Operating Officer for Capgemini. "Lanny has participated in many strategic initiatives in the firm over the years, including the formulation of our adaptive enterprise and adaptive IT visions, delivery excellence and risk management strategies, and the oversight of our Accelerated Development Centers and Accelerated Solutions Environment capabilities. His operational, financial and technological know-how will drive our project and consulting practice forward in the East."

Cohen will focus his team of consultants and technologists across the Bloomfield (NJ), Cambridge, New York, Philadelphia and Vienna (VA) offices on developing SAP, transformation consulting, systems integration, technology strategy, supply chain, and customer relationship management solutions. Cohen's teams will target financial services, insurance, life sciences, manufacturing, consumer products and retail companies across the Eastern region.

Cohen holds a BA from Georgetown University and an MBA from Southern Illinois University. A Certified Systems Professional, he is a graduate of the executive leadership programs at the Kellogg School at Northwestern University and Harvard University. Cohen also serves on the Board of Directors of AMCF and is a trustee of St. Thomas Aquinas College.

About the Capgemini Group

Capgemini, one of the world's foremost providers of Consulting, Technology, and Outsourcing services, has a unique way of working with its clients, which it calls the Collaborative Business Experience. Through commitment of mutual success and the achievement of tangible value, the company helps businesses implement growth strategies, leverage technology and thrive through the power of collaboration. Capgemini employs approximately 60,000 worldwide and reported 2004 global revenues of 6.291 billion euros. More information about individual service lines, offices and research is available at www.capgemini.com.