Born in Lausanne (Switzerland) on November 22, 1943, Pierre Hessler studied law and economics before joining IBM. In IBM, he has held several management positions within both Europe and the firm’s headquarters. After twenty-seven years with the company, he joined the Cap Gemini Sogeti Group in September 1993. In July 1995, after taking part in the Genesis transformation program and the launching of the convergence initiative, he took over the management of Gemini Consulting. A member of the Group’s Directory in May 1996, he was then appointed as a member of the Group’s Board of Directors in May 2000. He left his general management functions in 2003, to remain on the Board as senior director, and today continues to provide advice and guidance for key consulting projects with the Group’s major client. He is also Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Bureau Veritas SA.

Hessler recently wrote his most rcent book: 'Médias et scandales des entreprises'.