French incumbent Orange’s board of directors has approved a proposal by CEO Stéphane Richard to appoint Ramón Fernández and Pierre Louette as CEO delegates from 1 January.
French incumbent Orange (EPA:ORA)’s board of directors has approved a proposal by CEO Stéphane Richard to appoint Ramón Fernández and Pierre Louette as CEO delegates from 1 January.
They will join Gervais Pellissier, who was appointed to the same title in November 2011, meaning there will be three group level CEO delegates, as well as a chairman and CEO.
The company said the appointments, not unusual in international enterprises, would “strengthen the group’s governance, enabling it to better reflect the diversity of its activities and its challenges”.
The three will continue to hold their positions within the group executive committee.
Fernández, in charge of group finance and strategy, is also board member at Moroccan telco Méditel and sits on the supervisory boards of Iris Capital, Orange Polska and Euronext.
Before joining the group in September 2014, he held roles at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and French Treasury as well as other government advisory roles, while representing the state on the boards of GDF Suez, CNP Assurances and Caisse des dépôts.
Pierre Louette is deputy CEO in charge of the general secretariat, Orange Wholesale France, group sourcing and the supply chain, the Chrysalid operational efficiency program and steering investment strategy in start-ups and digital partnerships. He sits on the boards of Jazztel, BuyIn, Dailymotion, Deezer and Iris Capital.
He joined Orange in 2010, and chairs the Fédération Française des Télécoms and MEDEF’s Digital Transformation Committee. His government roles have centred around communications. He has previously held senior positions at France Télévisions, Connectworld, Europatweb and Agence France-Presse.
