Altimeter Group announces global partnership with Capgemini Consulting

The partnership combines Altimeter Group's deep knowledge of disruptive technology trends such as Digital, Social, Mobile, Big Data, and Capgemini Consulting's cross-industry success in helping clients deliver better customer experience, products, services and business processes through digitization. The relationship will extend globally, with an initial focus on North America, in markets such as financial services, retail, consumer products, high technology and manufacturing, among others.

"We see this partnership as a big win for our clients and the industry at large," said Xavier Hochet, CEO Capgemini Consulting. "Altimeter Group brings its industry thought leadership and research-driven recommendations to bear, while our global consulting organization has the capabilities, experience and methodologies to design and deliver winning strategies that significantly improve the performance of our clients."

As part of the newly-formed partnership, Capgemini Consulting and Altimeter Group will work together on initiatives that will deliver new value to the market, including co-development of new research and other content in the areas of innovation, digital transformation and digital customer experience, as well as the sharing of each of the companies' proven methodologies, frameworks and tools.

Charlene Li, founder and CEO of Altimeter Group, said, "Together, Altimeter Group and Capgemini Consulting deliver a unique combined benefit when it comes to digital disruption and transformation initiatives. Altimeter understands what makes the digital customer tick and how companies can operate in an always-on era. With Capgemini Consulting's global reach and experience in making things happen on the ground, together we can help companies understand, and then quickly get on a path to success."