Michel Combes
| Michel Combes | |
|---|---|
| Born |
March 29, 1962 Boulogne-Billancourt (Fra) |
| Residence | Paris, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Education | École polytechnique, Télécom ParisTech, Paris Dauphine University |
| Occupation | CEO |
| Employer |
France Telecom (2003-2006) Vodafone (2008-2012) Alcatel-Lucent (April 2013-present) |
Michel Combes (born March 29, 1962) is a French businessman and the current CEO of telecommunications company Alcatel-Lucent.
Early life
He attended the Lycée Louis-le-Grand in Paris, then graduated from l'École polytechnique in 1983,[1] Télécom ParisTech, Paris Dauphine University and Conservatoire national des arts et métiers (Cnam).[2]
Career
After several jobs in ministries, at France Télécom and at TDF, he was CEO of Vodafone Europe from 2008 to 2012.[3]
On February 22, 2013, the Alcatel-Lucent board of directors appointed Michel Combes as the company’s CEO, succeeding Ben Verwaayen (effective April 1).[4]
On 19 June 2013, Combes announced plans to focus Alcatel-Lucent's operations on networking products and high-speed broadband in order to cut costs by billion euros by 2015.[5]
Personal life
References
- ↑ (French) École polytechnique, search tool
- ↑ Michel Combes, in Who's Who in France, 2009
- ↑ (French) "LSA : Biographie de Michel Combes".
- ↑ Alcatel-Lucent names Michel Combes as CEO Reuters, February 22nd 2013
- ↑ "New CEO begins Alcatel makeover".