Tim Hurlebaus has been appointed CGI president, CEO and a member of the board of directors, succeeding François Boulanger, who’s retiring after nearly 40 years in the IT services industry, including 30 at CGI.
For the past two years, Hurlebaus served as president and chief operating officer, overseeing CGI’s operations across the U.S., U.K. and Australia, markets that collectively represent nearly half of the company’s annual revenue.
Julie Godin, executive chair of the board, credited Hurlebaus’ over 35 years in IT consulting services and his championship of CGI’s client proximity model, ownership culture and values. She noted he led profitable growth across some of the company’s largest operations while partnering with clients worldwide on their most complex digital initiatives.
“Today, powerful technologies such as AI are creating significant opportunities to help clients drive step-change transformation,” she said. “Tim has the leadership track record as well as the combination of industry knowledge and technology expertise in client delivery that will guide CGI’s growth in this AI-first era. On behalf of the Board, we congratulate Tim and look forward to building what’s next for our company and for each of our stakeholders.”
Hurlebaus began his CGI career as a developer and consultant. Over the years, he led CGI’s business and growth strategies across the U.S., U.K., Europe and Asia in every major commercial and government industry sector. Before his appointment as COO, he led each of CGI’s strategic business units serving clients in the U.S., the largest technology services market globally.
“For many years, Tim was identified by the Board as an innovative executive with the depth and breadth of business experience necessary to succeed in leading CGI,” said Serge Godin, CGI founder and co-chair of the board. “Importantly, Tim has a deep understanding of our operations and a steadfast commitment to ensuring we constantly seek the best equilibrium in creating value for each of our stakeholders.”
He also thanked Boulanger for his partnership, leadership and impact on building the company.
Hurlebaus said AI’s continued expansion is creating opportunities for industry transformation, and CGI is well positioned to drive growth by partnering with clients to re-engineer how value is created and how work gets done.
“For over 50 years, clients have trusted CGI to deliver their most complex, mission-critical projects,” he said. “In the AI era, this heritage of trust matters more than ever as we help clients turn the promise and potential of technology into tangible business results. I am honored to work together with our talented team as we create the next phase of CGI’s extraordinary journey.”
