Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> January 23, 2012
Lorne Gorber joined CGI Group Inc. in 2005 as Vice President, Investor Relations, and was nominated Vice President, Global Communications and Investor Relations, in 2006. Nominated Senior Vice President in October 2010, he is responsible for the investor relations program and global communications functions including external and internal communications, as well as all brand-related activity. Before joining CGI, Mr. Gorber worked for seven years for a Montreal-based natural resources company. He began in the communications department, and then managed the investor relations program. He previously had worked in the entertainment industry and has contributed to numerous publications in Canada and the United States. Active in the investor relations community, Mr. Gorber has been involved with the Canadian Investor Relations Institute. He served as the President of the Quebec chapter from 2007 to 2009, and currently,sits on the board of the provincial and national chapters. Mr. Gorber holds a master's degree from the University of Southern California. As an undergraduate, he studied at McGill and New York universities before graduating from Concordia. Profile
TWST: Would you begin with a brief overview of CGI Group's history, products and services?
Mr. Gorber: CGI Group (GIB) was founded in 1976 by Serge Godin, entrepreneur, and Andre Imbeau. At the time,
