We'll be a significant hiring company in India in 2018: Capgemini COO

The COO says Capgemini continues to have high expectations and high ambitions for India

In the mid-1990s, when Thierry Delaporte joined Capgemini, it didn't have a single staffer in India. The first 100 employees here came in 2000, through an acquisition of the consulting practice of Ernst & Young. Since then, the number has grown over 100-fold. Delaporte, now group chief operating officer at the Paris-based information technology and consultancy entity, talks to Bibhu Ranjan Mishra on the path ahead. Edited excerpts:

The IT industry globally is going through a massive transformation. Where does Capgemini stand?

I have been through many different cycles of Capgemini, which continues to be a solid performer. We basically