Laurent Plagne

Laurent Plagne has over 25 years of work experience, starting with their role as an R&D Engineer at Thales from 1995 to 1999. Laurent then moved on to Thomson Grass Valley, where they worked as a Project Manager and Engineer in charge of business affairs from 2000 to 2007. Following this, they joined Vantiva as a Customer Delivery Manager and Program Director, where they oversaw the specification, development, qualification, industrialization, and delivery of internet boxes and TV decoders to pay-TV operators and telecom operators. Laurent worked at Vantiva from 2008 to 2020, managing programs and teams ranging from 10 to 30 people. Currently, they are serving as the Director of Customer Engineering Southern Europe, Middle East, and Africa at ATEME. In this role, Laurent leads a team of 14+ professionals, ensuring successful project delivery, customer engagement, and maintenance activities for tier 1 and 2 customers while focusing on long-term resilience through hiring and carrier management.

Laurent Plagne completed their education from 1989 to 1994 at ENIB, where they earned a degree in Engineering with a major focus. In addition to their formal education, they have obtained several certifications throughout their career. Some of their certifications include "Fundamentals of Project Planning and Management" from Coursera, obtained in September 2021, "Découvrir le cloud computing: Les concepts clés" from LinkedIn, obtained in March 2021, "Les fondements du Big Data" from LinkedIn, obtained in March 2021, and "PMP" from the Project Management Institute, obtained in April 2010.