Maria Pernas joins Capgemini as Group General Counsel

Capgemini has appointed Maria Pernas as Group General Counsel.

“Maria brings to Capgemini a deep and varied legal background built throughout an international career, where she has held significant managerial and commercial responsibilities, along with over 20 years of experience in the IT industry. We are delighted to welcome her to the team,” comments Jean-Baptiste Massignon, member of the Group Executive Committee and General Secretary, Capgemini.

Maria joins Capgemini from Atos where she held the position of Senior Vice-President, Group General Counsel Operations, and was responsible for the management of the Regional legal teams and the Contract Management function. Maria was also Group Diversity Program Manager.

In 2004, Maria took over the position of Vice-President General Counsel South Europe, Middle East, Africa and South America at the Rome office while keeping her previous responsibilities as General Counsel Major Events and Entertainment. In 2008, she moved to Paris to take responsibility for the legal support to Major Contracts and, afterwards, Corporate Legal Affairs, Compliance and Litigations at the worldwide level. In 2013, Maria was appointed Deputy Group General Counsel at Atos.

Maria is a member of the Madrid Bar Association and has recently been appointed Vice-President of the Board of Directors of the Association of Corporate Counsel Europe. She also collaborates as professor at the “Master in Digital Economy and IP Law” at HEAD in Paris.