Biography
Annabelle Durand is a commercial director and senior leader in Capgemini bringing over 25 years’ experience advising executives and board-level leaders on technology enabled transformation, commercial risk, and long term commercial value stewardship within complex, highly regulated global environments. In 2025 she directly enabled £100million + in won business at Capgemini.
She operates at the intersection of strategy, governance, and execution providing authoritative leadership on commercial strategy, contract governance, and supplier ecosystems where scale, complexity, and accountability are paramount. Her expertise spans large scale technology investment, enterprise commercial risk management, and the oversight of critical third party relationships central to business continuity, regulatory confidence, and value realisation.
Prior to Capgemini, Annabelle spent over a decade at Goldman Sachs International, serving as European Functional Team Lead for Technology Vendor Engagement. In this role she led a pan-European organisation delivering commercial and procurement services across Asset Management, Equities, Fixed Income, Operations, and Infrastructure, with responsibility for annual technology spend exceeding $100 million. She partnered with Senior stakeholders in New York to help define the global operating vision for the function, driving consistency, governance maturity, and strategic alignment across regions.
Earlier in her career, Annabelle held technology procurement roles at Citigroup and Thales, building deep expertise in supplier strategy, commercial negotiation, and technology sourcing within large multi-national organisations.
French by nationality and London based, Annabelle is married with two adult sons. She brings a values led, long term leadership perspective and is a strong advocate for inclusive, accountable governance and the advancement of women in senior leadership and advisory roles.
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