Today, CGI Group, Inc. announced that Richard B. Evans, has joined the CGI Board of Directors. Evans recently retired after a run as CEO of Rio Tinto Alcan and Alcan, and he currently serves as chairman of the board of the International Aluminium Institute. Evans graduated from Oregon State University with a Bachelor’s degree in engineering, and also holds a Master’s in management from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business.
âWe are very pleased to welcome Dick to the CGI Board of Directors, â said CGI founder and executive chairman Serge Godin. âHis vast experience in the global market place will contribute to the execution of our strategy. I look forward to collaborating closely with him towards the realization of CGIâs goals.â
George Schindler, president and chief operating officer of CGI (NYSE: GIB), will assume a new dual role as president and CEO at the Montreal-based technology services contractor beginning Oct. 1. Schindler will also join the company’s board of directors and succeed Michael Roach, who will continue to serve on the board after he retires from the chief executive post