Capgemini Financial Services recognised for its commitment to education
New York - Capgemini’s Financial Sector School awarded by LOMA for creating a collaborative learning environment for employees
5 August 2008
Capgemini’s Financial Sector School, the official training program of Capgemini’s Financial Services Strategic Business
Unit, was recognised today by LOMA with the 2008 Excellence in Education award.
Capgemini was selected for promoting its educational programs and significantly
increasing the number of LOMA certifications held by employees.
“This award reaffirms Capgemini’s commitment to education and deep domain knowledge
in financial services,” said Raymond Spencer, CEO, Capgemini Financial Services SBU. “Through the Financial Sector School’s high-quality, integrated platform, we
create more value not only for our clients, but for our organisation overall.”
This year’s Excellence in Education award is the second time that Capgemini’s
Financial Sector School has been recognised for developing and empowering Capgemini
employees and accelerating their career growth, while delivering best-in-class
solutions. Since inception, the Financial Sector School has quickly become the
cornerstone for building Capgemini’s domain expertise in financial services.
“The projected growth of the financial services industry requires partnerships
with knowledgeable, skilled companies that will provide the products and services
necessary to compete in a heavily regulated space,” said Ajinth Sreedharan, director of the Financial Sector School and Learning. “By adopting a LOMA model focused on banking, insurance, and capital markets
and through collaboration with our business units around the globe, we have designed
a curriculum to equip our consultants with the tools to bring clients our delivery
excellence.”
About Capgemini
Capgemini, one of the world’s foremost providers of consulting, technology and
outsourcing services, enables its clients to transform and perform through technologies.
Capgemini provides its clients with insights and capabilities that boost their
freedom to achieve superior results through a unique way of working - the Collaborative
Business Experience - and through a global delivery model called Rightshore®,
which aims to offer the right resources in the right location at competitive cost.
Present in 36 countries, Capgemini reported 2007 global revenues of EUR 8.7 billion
and employs over 83,000 people worldwide.
More information is available at www.capgemini.com.
The Financial Services Strategic Business Unit (FS SBU) brings deep industry experience, enhanced service offerings and next
generation global delivery to serve the financial services industry. With a network
of 15,000 professionals serving over 900 clients worldwide, the FS SBU moves businesses
forward with leading services and best practices in banking, insurance, capital
markets and investments. For more information please visit www.capgemini.com/financialservices.
