Dominique Illien Joins Sopra Group as Managing Director

Regulatory News:

Sopra Group (Paris:SOP), a leading European provider of Consulting
and IT Services, announced today the arrival of Dominique Illien as a
member of the Management Board. His nomination as Managing Director of
the Group will be approved at the Advisory Board meeting on 20 June
2007. He will have extensive operational responsibilities and will
work closely with Pierre Pasquier who remains Chairman and CEO of
Sopra Group.

Pierre Pasquier is pleased with the nomination and
comments: "Sopra Group has set itself some challenging performance
objectives. The Group is currently carrying out a programme designed
to further improve operational efficiency. This programme requires
enterprise transformation, industrialised production and a renewal of
the executive management team. Dominique Illien brings with him vast
experience in both the IT services and technology sectors. I am very
happy that he accepted our offer to join Sopra Group and am convinced
that he will contribute significantly to the transformation and
enhanced performance of the Group."

Dominique Illien, formerly a member of the Management Board of
Atos Origin, added: "I am extremely pleased to join the Management
Board of such a dynamic company. Sopra Group has announced an
ambitious development project within the context of a market
undergoing complex transformation. This project is an exciting
challenge and I'm anxious to contribute to its success with Pierre
Pasquier and the entire Sopra Group team."

Dominique Illien, 53 years old, has previously held diverse
positions in top management. He began his career in IT services with
Capgemini (1981-1992) followed by a stint at Axime (1993-1995) as the
CFO. In 1995, he was named CEO of Groupe Sligos and, as such,
strategically contributed to the merger of Sligos and Axime, resulting
in the creation of Atos. As a member of the Management Board of Atos,
and then of Atos Origin, his principle responsibilities included
management of operations in France, Germany, Spain and Italy, as well
as the management of Outsourcing services.

About Sopra Group (www.sopragroup.com)

A leader in the European consulting and IT services market, with a
total workforce of over 10,000 staff, Sopra Group provides the full
spectrum of services enabling companies to transform their
organisations and their information systems. Sopra Group is a total
solution provider, from prior strategic reflection from an executive
management perspective, through to the supervision and implementation
of major systems integration and application outsourcing projects.
Through its subsidiary Axway, the Group pursues the worldwide
deployment of its activities in both application integration and
collaborative business solutions, with a complete range of solutions
and services.