Thierry BRETON Chairman and CEO

A former French Minister of Economy, Finance and Industry, Thierry Breton was Chairman and CEO of France Telecom, the second largest European telecom operator and Chairman and CEO of Thomson. He also served as Executive Managing Director and Vice Chairman of the IT group Bull. Thierry Breton was Professor at Harvard Business School, teaching leadership and corporate governance. He received the prestigious awards of Officier de la Légion d’Honneur and Commandeur de l’Ordre National du Mérite.

Charles DEHELLY SEVP Global Operations

Charles Dehelly began his career at the Thomson Group where in 1981 he was CEO of Home Appliance divisions and later CEO of the Television division. Joining the Bull Group in 1992 as Group Chief Operating Officer, he returned to Thomson in 1998 as Chief Operating Officer then as Chief Executive Officer. In 2004 he became CEO of the Equant Group, then CEO of the Arjowiggins Group.

Gilles GRAPINET SEVP Global Functions

A graduate of the Ecole Nationale d’Administration, Gilles Grapinet’sprevious roles include financial auditor, Head of Strategy & Information Systems of the French tax directorate, Director of the nation-wide Copernicus program for IT transformation of the tax administrations and Executive Committee member at Credit Agricole SA, in charge of Payment systems & Services. He served as advisor for Economic and Financial Affairs of the French Prime Minister & as Chief of Staff for two French Ministers of Economy and Finance.