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MONTRÉAL, July 6, 2021 /CNW
Telbec/ - CGI (NYSE: GIB) (TSX: GIB.A) is pleased to announce that
Frank Witter has joined its Board of
Directors.
A longtime executive with Volkswagen, Mr. Witter was appointed
Chief Executive Officer of Volkswagen Financial Services AG in
September 2008, serving in that role
until September 2015 when he became
Chief Financial Officer for Volkswagen Group—the role from which he
recently retired. With the responsibility for both Finance and
Information Technology, he also served as a member of Volkswagen
Group's Board of Management from October
2015 to March 2021.
"Frank Witter brings a wealth of
experience and expertise in the finance and automotive sectors to
CGI," said Founder and Executive Chairman Serge Godin. "We are honored to have him join
our Board of Directors, and we look forward to benefitting from his
insight and other contributions as we continue to expand CGI
globally."
From October 2007 to September 2008, Mr. Witter was President and CFO
of VW Credit, Inc. During this time, he also served as Regional
Manager for the American markets of Volkswagen Financial Services
AG. At the beginning of 2005, Frank
Witter assumed the combined role of CEO and CFO at
Volkswagen of America and Volkswagen Canada. Previously, from 2002
to 2005, he had served as CFO for both subsidiaries.
In 2001, Mr. Witter left Volkswagen to serve as Corporate
Treasurer at SAirGroup in Zurich,
Switzerland, returning to Volkswagen in 2002.
Mr. Witter joined the Volkswagen Group in 1992, overseeing the
capital markets section of the company's Group Treasury unit until
1998. He subsequently became Treasurer at Volkswagen of America and
Volkswagen Canada.
In May of this year, Mr. Witter became a member of the
Supervisory board of Deutsche Bank AG. He holds a business degree
from the University of Hanover in
Germany and lives in Brunswick,
Germany.
About CGI
Founded in 1976, CGI is among the largest
independent IT and business consulting services firms in the world.
With 77,000 consultants and other 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 2020 reported revenue is C$12.16
billion and CGI shares are listed on the TSX (GIB.A) and the
NYSE (GIB). Learn more at cgi.com.
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