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CSC Wins LeasePlan IT Service Contract
News Release -- September 26, 2011
SYDNEY, Australia, 26 September 2011 – CSC (NYSE: CSC) announced today that LeasePlan Australia Limited, the country's largest automotive finance and fleet management group, have signed an information technology (IT) services contract with CSC.
Under the new three-year contract, worth AUD $15 million, CSC will provide LeasePlan with steady state application management and support services for their SAP customer relationship management leasing system.
“CSC was selected following a rigorous review process. CSC’s unique selling point was the differentiation they were able to leverage via CSC’s global SAP Finance Leasing Centre of Excellence based out of Germany,” said Spiro Haralambopoulos, managing director, LeasePlan Australia. “An engaged delivery team gave us the confidence they could deliver on the service and a competitive price point was achieved through the establishment of an effective service delivery model.”
“Our aim is to provide LeasePlan with a consistent and stable service that will consolidate the performance of their critical business systems and allow them to leverage their investment by rolling out a shared service model to their 30 global operating subsidiaries,” said Gavin Larkings, president, CSC in Australia. “We look forward to this new relationship with LeasePlan, especially as the company strives to improve its business offerings and streamline its work with customers.”
As the preferred fleet management partner to the Commonwealth Government, leading corporates and smaller businesses around the country, LeasePlan employs nearly 400 staff and manages around 90,000 vehicles with assets exceeding AUD$1.2 billion.
CSC is a global leader in providing technology-enabled business solutions and services. Headquartered in Falls Church, Va., CSC has approximately 93,000 employees and reported revenue of $16.2 billion for the 12 months ended July 1, 2011. For more information, visit the company’s website at www.csc.com
