Vice Minister of Commerce visits Capgemini CEO

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Capgemini CEO Paul Hermelin, accompanied by Tang Naixin,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], deputy director of the Huaqiao Administration Committee, met up with Chinese vice minister of Commerce Fu Ziying on Oct. 21.
The visit was an opportunity for Hermelin to brief the vice minister on Capgemini and its business operations in China.
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The company has set up a base in the Huaqiao International Service Park in Jiangsu province and is planning to move its China headquarters in Shanghai to the park, 25 kilometers away from Shanghai.
Hermelin said the company will expand its business in China and asked Fu for his opinion on the headquarter relocation.
Fu said Capgemini and Huaqiao have made a sound beginning in cooperation and noted Capgemini has made "a good choice in China".
He said China has huge potential in developing the service outsourcing industry as the country has a large population and over six million college graduates per year.
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