Orange appointed two more chief executive officer delegates

Staff writer ▼ | December 3, 2015

Paris, France - December 3, 2015, Paris, France - Orange, a telecommunications corporation, appoints Ramon Fernandez and Pierre Louette as chief executive officer delegates, effective from January 1, 2016.

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Mr. Fernandez is Deputy Chief Executive Officer in charge of Group finance and strategy. He is also member of the Board of Meditel and of the Supervisory Boards of Iris Capital, Orange Polska and Euronext. He joined the Orange Group on September 1, 2014.

Mr. Fernandez began his career at the French Treasury before joining the International Monetary Fund in Washington from 1997 to 1999.

He then returned to the French Treasury and held a number of senior management positions: Head of the Energy, Telecommunications and Raw Materials Department until 2001; Head of the Savings and Financial Markets Department from 2001 to 2002; Deputy Director of International Financial Affairs and Development, and vice-chairman of the Club de Paris between 2003 and 2007.

He was also Special Advisor to the Minister of the Economy, Finance and Industry (2002 -2003) and to the President of the French Republic (2007 -2008). In 2008, he was appointed Chief of Staff to the Minister of Labour, Social Relations, Family and Solidarity (2008 -2009).

In March 2009, he returned once again to French Treasury as Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the France TrÃ©sor Agency and Chairman of the Club de Paris.

Before joining Orange, he represented the French State at the Board of Directors of GDF Suez and CNP Assurances as well as at the Supervisory Board of the Caisse des dÃ©pÃ´ts. He also served as Alternate Governor of the World Bank for France and Governor of the African Development Bank.

Mr. Fernandez is a graduate of the Institut dâ€™Ã‰tudes Politiques and of the Ã‰cole Nationale dâ€™Administration, Graduation Year 1993 â€“ LÃ©on Gambetta. He is a Knight of the French Legion of Honor.

Mr. Louette is Deputy CEO in charge of the General Secretariat, Orange Wholesale France, Group sourcing and supply chain, the Chrysalid operational efficiency program and for steering investment strategy in start-ups and for coordinating relationships within the digital ecosystem. He is also member of the Boards of Jazztel, BuyIn, Dailymotion, Deezer and Iris Capital.

He joined Orange in April 2010. In March 2012, he was elected Chairman of the FÃ©dÃ©ration FranÃ§aise des TÃ©lÃ©coms, and in November 2013 was appointed Chairman of MEDEFâ€™s Digital Transformation Committee.

Mr. Louette was Technical Advisor on Communication, Youth and Sport in the Prime Ministerâ€™s office between 1993 and 1995, when he was particularly involved in developing new communications networks. He then became General Secretary and Communications Director for France TÃ©lÃ©visions.

Mr. Louette has been involved in developing the Internet in France since 1996, in particular as Head of Connectworld, the leader in online communication, and then as Director of Europatweb, an investment fund launched by Bernard Arnault. Mr. Louette was CEO of Agence France-Presse from 2003 to 2005, followed by Chairman and CEO from 2005 to 2010.

He holds a degree in law and is a graduate of the Institut dâ€™Ã‰tudes Politiques of Paris and the Ã‰cole Nationale dâ€™Administration. He is Master Counsel to the Court of Auditors. He is a Knight of the French Legion of Honor and Officer of the French Ordre National du MÃ©rite. ■

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