Gaffney Takes Over at BCE Emergis

MONTREAL -- The BCE Emergis (TSX:IFM) Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Tony Gaffney as Chief Executive Officer of BCE Emergis. Gaffney, who assumes his new position on May 14, is currently President and Chief Executive Officer of Bell Nexxia. Pierre Blouin, the company's current CEO, has accepted the position of Group President-Consumer Markets at Bell Canada. Gaffney will be appointed to the BCE Emergis Board of Directors at its next regularly scheduled meeting. Under Blouin's leadership, BCE Emergis undertook an exhaustive review of its operations, exiting a number of non-strategic businesses and redefining its business strategy, which has led the company to three straight quarters of profitability, since the second half of 2002.

Speaking on behalf of the Board, Chairman Michael Sabia stated, "Pierre has made BCE Emergis a profitable company and one more focused on customer service and execution since he joined last May. The hard work Pierre, President and COO Christian Trudeau and all BCE Emergis employees have put into the company's turnaround is paying off."

A seasoned IT and eBusiness professional with more than 20 years of experience, Tony Gaffney joined Bell Nexxia in 2002. As President and CEO, Gaffney was responsible for redefining Bell Nexxia's enterprise solutions strategy and implementing a more customer-centric business model. Prior to joining Bell Nexxia, Gaffney served in leadership positions with Andersen Consulting (Accenture), SHL Systemhouse Inc. and MCI Telecommunications.

With a proven track record in the enterprise solutions and outsourcing business as well as a broad range of industry consulting and solutions experience on an international scale, Gaffney is well positioned to take over the helm at BCE Emergis. He holds an engineering degree and an MA from Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland.

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