LONDON: 16 April 2008 – Buck Consultants, an ACS company and one of the world's leading human resource and benefit consulting firms, today announced that French benefit consultancy, SPAC Actuaires, has joined the Buck Consultants global network.
The alliance between Paris-based SPAC Actuaires and Buck Consultants strengthens both firms' consultancy capabilities across Europe. Clients will benefit from the added local expertise created by the relationship. Buck's global network includes professionals in more than 35 countries.
Eddie O'Hara, Buck's International Managing Director, said: “SPAC has an enviable reputation in the French market, and we are delighted to welcome them to the network. The breadth and depth of consultancy experience they bring will further enhance the service we provide to our global clients, especially those with French subsidiaries.”
Brigitte Ecary, CEO of SPAC Actuaires, added: “We are delighted to create this alliance with Buck Consultants. Buck's global reach, along with over 90 years' benefit consultancy experience, is testament to the standard and quality of service they provide to their clients, some of which have been with Buck since its inception. Our approach to client service mirrors that of Buck, and we look forward to the mutual benefits this business partnership will bring to our clients.”
SPAC Actuaires, is a French company, founded in 1989. It specialises in consultancy for multinational companies, professional schemes and social institutions in the areas of retirement, welfare and medical plans, actuarial valuation of employee benefit liabilities and mathematical reserves. For more information, visit SPAC Actuaires at www.spac-actuaires.fr.
Buck Consultants, an ACS company, is a leader in human resource and benefits consulting with more than 1,500 professionals worldwide. Founded in 1916, Buck is an innovator in the areas of retirement benefits, investment advice, health and welfare programmes, human resource management, compensation and employee communication. News and other information about Buck Consultants is available at www.buckconsultants.com and www.buckconsultants.co.uk. Buck is an independent subsidiary of Affiliated Computer Services, Inc (ACS).
ACS, a global FORTUNE 500 company with 62,000 people supporting client operations reaching more than 100 countries, provides business process outsourcing and information technology solutions to world-class commercial and government clients. The company's Class A common stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “ACS.” Learn more about ACS at www.acs-inc.com.