
Apax Partners has appointed Bernard Bourigeaud, the former head of global IT services giant Atos Origin, as a senior advisor to its Paris office. He will contribute to the development of Apax’s European portfolio companies in both IT and other sectors.
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Bernard Bourigeaud |
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After becoming president of IT company Axime in 1991, Bourigeaud steered the company through a series of five acquisitions, including those of Origin, the IT division of Philips, and the consulting divisions of KPMG in the UK and Netherlands.
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Bourigeaud remained as chairman and chief executive officer of the company until October 2007.
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In related news, Apax has bolstered its Parisian investment team with the hires of Sébastien Mazzuri, a healthcare specialist from consultancy McKinsey & Company, and Thomas Simon, formerly of Goldman Sachs, where he specialised in retail and consumer transactions. Both joined the firm as senior associates.