Orange renews its Executive Committee to accelerate its multi-services operator strategy

Press Release Paris, 5 March 2018Orange renews its Executive Committee to accelerate its multi-services operator strategyStéphane Richard, Chairman and CEO of Orange, today announced a new, more diversified and international team in the form of the Group's Executive Committee. The 15-member...

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Press Release
Paris, 5 March 2018

Orange renews its Executive Committee to accelerate its multi-services operator strategy

Stéphane Richard, Chairman and CEO of Orange, today announced a new, more diversified and international team in the form of the Group's Executive Committee. The 15-member team's mission will be to lead the transformation of the Group into a multi-services operator by capitalising on the progress made with the Essentials 2020 plan, and the Group's determined commitment to the deployment of high-speed broadband networks and the improvement of customer experience. The new team will be effective as of 2 May 2018.

The Group's Executive Committee will be welcoming seven new members:

In addition to these new arrivals, there will be changes of responsibilities for:

The Executive Committee will meet every two months in an expanded "Management Committee" format that will include key managers within the Group. In addition the Executive Committee, this will consist of:
Mamadou Bamba, Chief Executive Officer of Orange Côte d'Ivoire; Jérémie Dutray, Deputy Finance Director in charge of Business Development and M&A; Jean-François Fallacher, Chief Executive Officer of Orange Poland; Jérôme Henique, who has been appointed Chief Operating Officer of Orange Middle East and Africa; David Kessler, Director of Orange Content; Xavier Pichon, Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Orange France; Marc Rennard, who has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of Orange Digital Investment; Jean-Marc Vignolles, who has been appointed Chief Operating Officer for Europe (excluding France and Spain); and the new Chief Executive Officer of Sonatel (Orange Senegal) whose appointment will be proposed at Sonatel's next Board of Directors meeting. Other managers could join the Management Committee in the future.

"This is a decisive step in Orange's transformation that has been in preparation for a number of years. Together, we have already restored confidence within the Group and returned the business to revenue and EBITDA margin growth in a fiercely competitive environment. Today, we are pushing back the boundaries of digital services by confirming our goals of diversification into financial services, cybersecurity and the connected home. This transformation has been made possible by the continuous drive for excellence in our role as a network operator," said Stéphane Richard.    

Orange is one of the world's leading telecommunications operators with sales of 41 billion euros in 2017 and 152,000 employees worldwide at 31 December 2017, including 93,000 employees in France. Present in 29 countries, the Group has a total customer base of 273 million customers worldwide at 31 December 2017, including 211 million mobile customers and 20 million fixed broadband customers. Orange is also a leading provider of global IT and telecommunication services to multinational companies, under the brand Orange Business Services. In March 2015, the Group presented its new strategic plan "Essentials2020" which places customer experience at the heart of its strategy with the aim of allowing them to benefit fully from the digital universe and the power of its new generation networks.

Orange is listed on Euronext Paris (symbol ORA) and on the New York Stock Exchange (symbol ORAN).
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