Bunge Limited Selects Capgemini for Global Finance Services Seven-year engagement leverages Capgemini's internationally recognized expertise in F&A processes

PARIS, Nov 05, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Capgemini, one of the world's foremost providers of consulting, technology and outsourcing services, today announced that Bunge Limited, a leading global agribusiness and food company, selected Capgemini to support its finance operations by providing select finance and accounting (F&A) services, under a seven-year agreement with Capgemini America, Inc.

Aligned with its Rightshore(R) global delivery model, Capgemini will provide select front-office, customer-facing functions, and specialized activities in some geographies, including global transactions, master data and issue resolution.

"Capgemini's proven track record of maximizing efficiency in F&A processes, along with its global delivery model, was a major factor in our decision to select them as our partner for this initiative," said Jacqualyn Fouse, Chief Financial Officer, Bunge Limited. "We are confident the partnership we are building with Capgemini will further support the continued growth of our business over the next decade." "With more than 60 clients serviced by talented professionals around the world, Capgemini is a leader in financial shared services. The combination of our leading approaches, analytics value, Rightshore(R) delivery model, and suite of tools and technology enables us to provide the right services to global clients like Bunge to streamline their Finance operations and support sustainable performance," said David Poole, vice president and head of Americas Business Process Outsourcing, Capgemini. "We are proud to partner with a company like Bunge Limited and look forward to working with them on this important finance transformation initiative." 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. The Group relies on its global delivery model called Rightshore(R), which aims to get the right balance of the best talent from multiple locations, working as one team to create and deliver the optimum solution for clients. Present in more than 30 countries, Capgemini reported 2008 global revenues of EUR 8.7 billion (approximately USD $12.74 billion) and employs 90,000 people worldwide.

More information is available at www.capgemini.com.

Capgemini's expertise is recognized in Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) with a solution portfolio that spans Finance & Accounting, Customer Care & Intelligence, Procurement, Assurance Management Human Resources and Knowledge Process Outsourcing services. As part of Capgemini's Rightshore(R) delivery network, BPO professionals provide services to clients worldwide 24 hours a day, seven days a week, in 36 languages, from centers located in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Guatemala, India, Poland, and the United States.

For more information: http://www.capgemini.com/services/outsourcing/bpo/ Rightshore(R) is a trademark belonging to Capgemini.

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