SPANISH ASSOCIATION OF CONSULTING FIRMS

AEC MISSION STATEMENT AND OBJECTIVES The AEC is the umbrella organization for the largest consulting firms in Spain representing 85,000 highly- educated professionals The main objective of the AEC is to promote the interests of the Spanish consulting industry and its member firms

Revenues –20%: Traditional consultancy (strategic, business processes, logistics, etc) –44% : IT systems development and integration –36%: Outsourcing: ITO 43% AM 41% BPO 16% CONSULTING IN SPAIN

AEC companies represent over 80% of the Spanish consultancy market (around 7.6 billion euros) and over 60% of its employees The consulting sector has the largest number of employees with a university degree from of all Spanish industries The sector develops the highest rate of innovation (2 billion euros) working directly with clients in three main primary sectors –Finance (banking and insurance): 27% –Public Administration: 17% –Telecommunications: 15%

THE SECTOR IN NUMBERS During 2007 the Spanish consulting industry grew 11.4% over the previous year Total revenue in 2007 was 9.5 billion euros The total revenue of the AEC members was 7.6 billion euros (representing 80% of the total revenue) Consulting activities represent 1% of Spanish GDP, but contributed to 8% of its growth

MIEMBROS DE LA AEC Currently the AEC has 25 members: Accenture, Altran, Atos Origin, Capgemini, Deloitte, Ernst & Young, Everis (DMR Consulting), Grupo Delaware, Hay Group, IBM Global Business Services, Indra, Informática el Corte Inglés, INSA, IOR Consulting, Matchmind, Neoris, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Sadiel, Sigma DOS, Steria, Tea Cegos, Tecnocom, T- Systems, Unisys, and VASS

CONTACTO Asociación Española de Empresas de Consultoría. AEC C/Monte Esquinza 34, 2º B MADRID Tfno: (+34) Fax: (+34)