CGI NAMES CAROLINE RAPKING TO LEAD STATE AND LOCAL INDUSTRY STRATEGY

Fairfax, Virginia, October 11, 2007 - CGI Group Inc. (TSX: GIB.A; NYSE: GIB) announced today that Caroline Rapking will lead its State and Local Government program, responsible for strategy and growth initiatives.

“Caroline Rapking’s role reflects CGI’s total commitment to leadership in the state and local government IT services market. She has an outstanding record of service to CGI and the state and local government field,” said Mike Keating, Senior Vice President, CGI.
“Caroline was pivotal in CGI’s efforts to partner with leading governments, including the Commonwealth of Virginia on the Virginia Enterprise Application Architecture project, which will result in transformed and streamlined service delivery by the administrative agencies of the Commonwealth.”

“Given Caroline’s track record of success and commitment to public sector, there’s no better person to lead CGI’s state and local industry strategy,” Keating continued. “Her leadership, passion, experience, deep industry knowledge and vision will be great assets to CGI.”

Rapking brings more than 25 years of business and leadership experience in the state and local market to her new role. Ms. Rapking joined CGI in 1983 as a consultant, working on state and local financial management and procurement systems. She has worked in many capacities with some of the largest and most complex customers and opportunities, in delivery, sales, account management, and executive management capacities.

About CGI
Founded in 1976, CGI Group Inc. is one of the largest independent information technology and business process services firms in the world. CGI and its affiliated companies employ approximately 25,500 professionals. CGI provides end-to-end IT and business process services to clients worldwide from offices in Canada, the United States, Europe, Asia Pacific as well as from centers of excellence in North America, Europe and India. CGI's annual revenue run rate stands at $3.7 billion (US$3.5 billion) and at June 30th, 2007, CGI's order backlog was $12.4 billion (US$11.6 billion). CGI shares are listed on the TSX (GIB.A) and the NYSE (GIB) and are included in the S&P/TSX Composite Index as well as the S&P/TSX Capped Information Technology and MidCap Indices. Website: www.cgi.com.

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