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Isabelle Roux-Chenu

group general counsel | Capgemini

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Isabelle Roux-Chenu

group general counsel | Capgemini

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In 1998 Isabelle Roux-Chenu joined Capgemini, the management consultancy with expertise in technology and outsourcing, when there was no serving in-house legal support. One of her first improvements was to start initial contract management for her internal clients within Capgemini; success and outside recognition has seen Roux-Chenu expand this practice to external clients globally. Serving as the group general counsel of Capgemini for over 18 years, with 195 legal and 80 non-legal staff, Roux-Chenu has created a worldwide recognised team that has won many awards in recognition of their achievements. Her negotiation capabilities are exceptional and have provided her with some of her biggest achievements in large scale acquisitions. Over the course of her time with Capgemini Roux-Chenu has moved the legal department from a cost-center to a profit-center, predominantly through contract initiatives internally (the Contract Support Service) and externally (the Contract Compliance and Optimisation programme). Both initiatives ‘foster the content of contracts to benefit both parties by bringing total understanding of the contracts being performed’. This refreshing approach to contracting has been a great achievement for both Roux-Chenu and Capgemini, bringing with it positive feedback and returns. Roux-Chenu is also the founder and group leader of the Women@Capgemini program and the co-chair of the CAC 40 Companies General Counsels Commission. During her time with the company, she has seen the growth of Capgemini increase from roughly 30 employees to an estimated 180,000, with an inevitable increase in the future. She is merited for her ability to rise to any challenge and find a solution for the business, resourcefully managed with a legal team that rarely changes in size despite the company’s growth. ‘It has been a long journey that I have done with a very competent team’.

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