Orange is one of the world’s leading telecommunications operators with sales of 42.3 billion euros in 2020 and 142,000 employees worldwide at 31 December 2020, including 82,000 employees in France. The Group has a total customer base of 259 million customers worldwide at 31 December 2020, including 214 million mobile customers and 22 million fixed broadband customers.

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Caroline Guillaumin began her career in 1989 in the high-tech sector, working for startups in France and the United States. In 1997, she joined Verity, the then leader in Internet search engines as Marketing and Communication Director for Europe. Between 1999 and 2009 she worked as Director of Communication and Sustainable Development at Alcatel, SFR then Alcatel-Lucent.

In January 2010, she took up the role of Head of Communications at Societe Generale group and also became, in June 2017, Head of Human Resources.

Caroline Guillaumin is a graduate of the Institut d'Études Politiques de Bordeaux and holds a Master of Arts in International Relations from Boston University.

Caroline Guillaumin

Effective 17 October 2022, Vincent Lecerf joined Orange as Executive Vice President Human Resources and Transformation.

Vincent Lecerf is a graduate of EDHEC Business School and holds an M. Phil in organizational sociology from Paris IX Dauphine. Before joining the Group, in January 2017, Vincent Lecerf was appointed Group Chief Human Resources Officer for Imerys, a major French group specializing in industrial minerals, and then SVP of the HR Function and member of the Executive Committee also overseeing Communications and CSR. Previously he was HR Director and a member of the management board for nine years at Tarkett. He has also held various HR management positions for the Valeo, Poclain Hydraulics, Rhodia and Norbert Dentressangle groups.

Vincent Lecerf

Fabienne Dulac holds a master’s in Political Sociology from the Paris Institute of Political Sciences. She began her career at the French Interior Ministry before joining the business world in 1993 in the early stages of internet development. She joined VTCOM, a multimedia services company, as Head of Communication and Marketing.

In 1997, she joined France Telecom in the newly created Multimedia Division, then extended her responsibilities to oversee all of France Telecom’s multimedia activities within its subsidiaries such as Wanadoo, Voila and Mappy.

For the next decade, Fabienne held various roles in marketing, business development and customer relations, and supported the transformation of the business market, the development of new commercial areas and customer experience. In 2008, she became Director of Sales and Online Customer Relations at Orange France where she launched the business digital transformation program. In 2011, she became head of the Orange North France division, then in 2013, she was appointed Orange France Director of Communication.

She was appointed CEO of Orange France in 2015.

Fabienne Dulac

Hugues Foulon is the current Executive Director of Strategy & Cybersecurity activities at Orange. Prior to this, they were the Financial Director for the B2C mobile market at Orange France from January 2005 to December 2007. From January 2000 to December 2005, they were the Deputy CEO at [Monaco Telecom](/org/monaco-telecom). And finally, from January 1994 to December 2000, they were the Director at Veolia Environnement.

Hugues Foulon was educated at the École Polytechnique, a school specializing in maths and physics. Hugues then went on to study at the Institut des Hautes Etudes de Défense Nationale, before completing their education at the ENSTA Paris and Ecole Alsacienne.

Hugues Foulon reports to Christel Heydemann, CEO. They are on a team with Mickael Trabbia - Chief Technology & Innovation Officer, Fabienne Dulac - Deputy CEO & CEO, France, and Elizabeth Tchoungui - Executive Director of CSR, Diversity & Philanthropy & Deputy Chair, Orange Foundation.

Hugues Foulon

Alexandre Bompard is an independent director at Orange. Alexandre was previously the president-director general of Fnac from January 2011 to July 2017. Prior to that, they were the president-director general of [Europe 1](/org/europe-1-sas) from January 2008 to December 2010. Bompard has also worked as the director of the sports and public affairs department at Canal+ and as a technical adviser in the cabinet of François Fillon, the Minister of Social Affairs, Labour, and Solidarity. Alexandre began their career as a chargé de mission at the Inspection des Finances in 2002.

Alexandre Bompard was promoted to Cyrano de Bergerac at their school, ENA - Ecole nationale d'administration. Alexandre later attended [Sciences Po](/org/sciences-po), and then went on to get their Maîtrise in Droit public from University of Paris I: Panthéon-Sorbonne.

Alexandre Bompard

Anne-Gabrielle Heilbronner is an independent director at Orange. Anne-Gabrielle has previously served as the Women's Forum for the Economy & Society, sanef groupe, Publicis Groupe, and sncf. In 2007, they co-authored a report on "How to communicate on the State reform" while working as a special advisor to the Minister of Foreign Affairs. From 2004 to 2005, they were the Chief of Staff of the Minister in charge of State Reform.

Anne-Gabrielle Heilbronner attended the Ecole nationale d'administration, a prestigious school for public servants in France. Anne-Gabrielle then pursued a DEA (equivalent to a Master's degree) in Public Law at [Université Panthéon Assas](/org/universite-paris-ii-pantheon-assas) (Paris II). Anne-Gabrielle followed that with a Licence (degree in Law) from the same school. Finally, they were a Laureate at [Sciences Po](/org/sciences-po), another well-regarded university in France. Anne-Gabrielle also attended ESCP Business School and Lycée Janson de Sailly, two other well-known schools in France.

Anne-Gabrielle Heilbronner

Sebastien Crozier is the current director at Orange. Sébastien has also held previous positions at Orange, ADEAS Orange, and the [Ministère de la Justice](/org/ministere-de-la-justice). Crozier has also been a member of the board of directors for FCPE (Fonds Commun de Placement) Orange Actions.

Sébastien Crozier attended [Karlsruhe Institute of Technology](/org/karlsruhe-institute-of-technology) (KIT), where they studied Intelligence artificielle. Sébastien then attended ESIEE PARIS, where they studied Informatique, Télécoms, Electrotechnique, Economie, and Ingénieurie. Finally, they attended Collège Stanislas.

Sébastien Crozier

Elizabeth Tchoungui is the Executive Director of CSR, Diversity & Philanthropy & Deputy Chair at Orange. Elizabeth has over 10 years of experience in Human Resources and has held various positions in HR management and transformation, recruitment, and communication. Elizabeth has a strong track record in leading and managing teams as well as designing and implementing processes. 

Elizabeth started their career in 2009 as an intern at Air France in the HR department. Elizabeth then joined Beijaflore in 2011 as an HR assistant before being promoted to head of recruitment and HR management for the IT department in 2013. In 2015, Elizabeth joined [Orange Cyberdefense](/org/orange-cyberdefense) as the Human Resources Director. During their time at Orange, they were responsible for recruitment strategy, management of HR team, social relations, and project management of jobs and skills. Elizabeth was also instrumental in the transformation of [Orange Cyberdefense](/org/orange-cyberdefense) as a Business Partner. In 2018, they were promoted to Head of Cyber and Security Jobline where they oversaw the recruitment of 100 persons per year. 

Elizabeth is a graduate of the Paris Institute of Political Studies (Sciences Po) and holds a Master's degree in Human Resources from the Pantheon-Assas University.

Elizabeth Tchoungui has a Master's degree in Human Resources Development from the Reims Management School / ESC Reims. Elizabeth also has a Master's degree in Human Resources Development from the Sup de Co Reims.

They work with Paul de Leusse - Deputy CEO, Mobile Financial Services, Hugues Foulon - Executive Director of Strategy & Cybersecurity activities, and Béatrice Mandine - Executive Director of Communications, Engagement & Brand. Elizabeth Tchoungui reports to Christel Heydemann, CEO.

Elizabeth Tchoungui

Frédéric Sanchez, born in 1960, is Chairman of the Fives Executive Board.

He started his career in 1985 with Renault in Mexico, then in the USA. In 1987, he became a Mission Manager at Ernst & Young. In 1990 he joined Fives-Lille group, in which he held various positions before being appointed Chief Financial officer in 1994 and becoming Chief Executive Officer in 1997. In 2002, the « Compagnie de Fives-Lille » (renamed Fives in 2007) became a company with a Management and Supervisory Board, chaired by Frédéric Sanchez. Under his leadership, Fives accelerated its development by re-organising into four divisions and strengthening its geographical footprint through major acquisitions and the opening of regional offices in Asia, Russia, Latin America and the Middle-East. Since 2002, Group sales tripled.

Mr Sanchez is President of MEDEF International and President of the Council of Entrepreneurs France-Vietnam, France-Cambodia and France-Saudi Arabia and UAE. Mr. Sanchez is also an independent member of the Supervisory Board of STMicroelectronics as well as a member of the Supervisory Board of Mirion, an administrator of Thea, Primagaz and Bureau Veritas and honorary co-president of the Alliance Industrie du Futur. Finally, he is the honorary co-President of Alliance Industrie du Future.

Mr Sanchez graduated from HEC Business School (1983), as well as Sciences-Po Paris (1985). He also holds a Master's Degree in Economics from Université Paris-Dauphine (1984). He is of French nationality.

Frédéric Sanchez

Martin Kull

Didier Dillard

Ramon Fernandez joined Orange on the 1st of September 2014 as Deputy CEO and Group Chief Financial and Strategy Officer. Since May 2nd, 2018, he is Deputy CEO – Finance, Performance and Europe.

Ramon Fernandez is Chairman of the Board of Orange Bank, member of the Boards of Orange Belgium, Orange Middle East and Africa, and member of the Supervisory Boards of Orange Polska SA, Buy In, Iris Capital Management SAS, Euronext NV.

In the context of the global economic crisis, he is responsible for preserving the Group’s financial position while overseeing flagship projects to take Orange into the future.

Mr Fernandez is a graduate of the Institut d’Études Politiques in Paris (1988) and the École Nationale d’Administration (1993).

He spent two years with the [International Monetary Fund](/org/international-monetary-fund) in Washington (1997 to 1999) before returning home to the French Treasury, where he had briefly worked after he graduated. This time, he went on to hold a number of important positions in different areas.

Mr Fernandez was also 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).

Mr Fernandez arrived at Orange from his former position as Director General of the French Treasury, which he had held since 2009.

Ramon Fernandez

Aliette Mousnier-Lompré is CEO of Orange Business Services since May 24 2022. Aliette reports to the Orange Group Chairman, Christel Heydemann, and is a member of the Orange Group Executive Board.

She was previously Executive Vice President of Customer Service and Operations (as from July 2019) In this role, she is responsible for leading a multicultural team of 8,600 people designing, building, and operating a wide variety of business solutions in a seamless way through a 24x7 model covering all geographies.

Prior to this position, she held various management positions in the B2B, Wholesale and Innovation divisions of the Group since joining Orange in 2006: Head of Mobile Data and Head of Pricing in International Carriers, Business Development Director for the Enterprise global Voice and Conferencing business, Chief of Staff to the Executive Vice President for Innovation & Research, and Vice President Global Enterprise Networks.

She was appointed interim CEO of Orange Business Services in January 2022 before being confirmed in her position in May 2022.

As a former semi-professional player of the Paris Saint Germain football club, Aliette makes her experience in collective sports become a real asset to lead her teams today. Over the years, Aliette has been able to mobilize energies to best meet business challenges.

Aliette holds a master’s degree in international business from the Institut des Etudes Politiques de Paris (Sciences-Po) and also studied in the University of California, Berkeley.

Aliette Mousnier-Lompre

Valérie Beaulieu James, born in 1967, has been Executive Director in charge of sales and marketing of the Adecco group since November 16, 2020. Valérie Beaulieu began her career as a journalist at [Radio France](/org/radio-france) and the French daily newspaper Ouest France. She was Director of Marketing at ECS-Allium from 1991 to 1996.

Valérie Beaulieu-James then joined Microsoft where she held various management positions in marketing and sales in North America, Asia and Europe for more than 20 years. Since 1996, she has notably assumed the functions of COO and CMO of the Advertising activity, of General Manager of Asia-Pacific for partners and small and medium-sized enterprises; and finally, from October 2018 to October 2020, of Marketing Director of Microsoft US.

Since January 2015, Valérie Beaulieu James has been a Foreign Trade Advisor for France. She has also been a Director and member of the Audit and Risk Committee of ISS A/S since April 2020. Since May 19, 2022, she is Director and Board member at Orange. Valerie Beaulieu James holds a master’s degree in English from the University of Haute Bretagne and a degree in international business from the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of La Réunion.

Valérie Beaulieu-James

Jacques Aschenbroich is Chairman of the Board of Directors of Orange and Chairman of the Board of Directors of [Valeo](/org/valeo). Prior to this he was the Chief Executive Officer of the [Valeo](/org/valeo) Group from March 2009 to February 2016, then Chairman and Chief Executive Officer until January 2022. His extensive experience has been gained in senior roles in major industrial groups, in France and internationally, and also in senior roles in the French public administration.

Prior to joining [Valeo](/org/valeo), having graduated as an engineer from the Corps des Mines, he held a number of roles in the French public administration and served in the Prime Minister’s office in 1987 and 1988. He then pursued his career at the [Saint-Gobain](/org/saint-gobain) group between 1988 and 2008. After heading the group’s businesses in Brazil and Germany, he became Managing Director of the Compagnie de [Saint-Gobain](/org/saint-gobain)’s Flat Glass division (Saint-Gobain Vitrage) of which he became Chairman in 1996. Then, as Senior Vice President of the Compagnie de [Saint-Gobain](/org/saint-gobain) from October 2001 to December 2008, he managed the flat glass and high-performance materials sectors from January 2007 and, as the Vice-Chairman of [Saint-Gobain](/org/saint-gobain) Corporation and General Delegate to the United States and Canada, he led the company’s US operations from 1 September 2007.


Jacques Aschenbroich is a former Board member of Veolia Environnement and is currently a Board member of [BNP Paribas](/org/bnp-paribas) and of [TotalEnergies](/org/totalenergies). He is also the Chairman of the Board of the Ecole Nationale Supérieure Mines ParisTech and Co-President of the Franco-Japanese Business Club.

Jacques Aschenbroich

Claire Vernet-Garnier, born in 1984, has led the Finance & Capital Markets division at the French State Investment Agency (APE) since April 2018, in charge of financial transaction on the portfolio of the French State as shareholder, in particular the primary and secondary equity market transactions.

Claire Vernet-Garnier began her career in 2008 within the Société Générale CIB Equity Syndication teams in 2008 and joined the Equity Capital Markets department of Bank of America Merrill Lynch as an Analyst in 2010.

She joined Société Générale CIB again as an analyst and subsequently associate within the Corporate Finance (M&A and ECM) Large Caps teams in 2012.

Then, in 2015, she joined stock market operator pan-European [Euronext](/org/euronext) to manage the pre listing activity and develop “Corporate Services”.

In particular, Claire Vernet-Garnier was involved in the structuring and execution of strategic M&A transactions, fundraising transactions and/or sale of securities on the equity (IPOs, capital increases, accelerated placements of securities) and convertible or exchangeable bond markets.

She is a member of the Boards of Directors of Dexia SA, Dexia Crédit Local, Orano Cycle, Orano Mines and “Aéroport de Montpellier Méditerranée”.

Claire Vernet-Garnier is a triple graduate of Executive MBA from the École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées (Paris), the Solvay Brussels Schools of Economics and Management (Brussels) and Temple University (Philadelphia, USA). A former student of ESSEC (non diploma course), she also holds a master’s degree in Management from [Audencia Business School](/org/audencia-business-school). She is a French national.

Claire Vernet-Garnier

Thierry Sommelet, born in 1969, is a Director, member of the Management Committee and Head of Technology, Media and Telecoms of the growth capital department of [Bpifrance](/org/bpifrance). Thierry Sommelet has nearly 20 years’ experience in private and public investment in the technology, media and telecommunication sectors. He began his career in 1992 in the capital markets at Crédit Commercial de France in Paris, then in New York. After leading the team of financial engineers at Renaissance Software (SunGard group) in Los Altos in the United States and serving as Deputy Chief Executive Officer of InfosCE in 2001, he joined the Digital Investments and Equity Department at Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations in 2002, and subsequently took charge of that unit in 2007. After joining the Fonds Stratégique d’Investissement in 2009, Thierry Sommelet joined the teams of [Bpifrance](/org/bpifrance) Investissement when it was created in 2013. He represents [Bpifrance](/org/bpifrance) on the Boards of Directors or Supervisory Boards of Technicolor SA, Worldline group SA and Soitec SA, all listed on Euronext Paris, as well as on the Supervisory Boards of Idemia SAS. He is also an independent Director of Talend SA, a software company listed on the NASDAQ. Thierry Sommelet is a graduate of École nationale des ponts et chaussées in Paris and holds an MBA from [INSEAD](/org/insead). He is a French national.

Thierry Sommelet

Mickael Trabbia

Nicolas Guérin

Mari-Noëlle Jégo-Laveissière

Christel Heydemann was named CEO in April 2022. Most recently, Heydemann was EVP for Europe at [Schneider Electric](/org/schneider-electric).

Christel Heydemann

Magali Vallée

Vincent Gimeno

Stephane Picard

Stéphanie Besnier, born in 1977, has been Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the French government Shareholding Agency (APE) since May 1, 2021. She began her career in 2001 as an analyst at BNP Paribas London, then in 2003 at the Treasury Department (French Ministry of Economy and Finance) as assistant to the head of the Multilateral Affairs Office, in charge of Latin American countries. In 2004, she was assistant to the head of the office in charge of [SNCF](/org/sncf-mobilites) and SNCM at the APE. In 2007, she joined the investment holding company [Wendel](/org/wendel-se) as a business manager in the investment team. In 2018, she was appointed as Associate Director, co-head of [Wendel](/org/wendel-se)'s investment activity in French-speaking Europe and in charge of the development of [Wendel](/org/wendel-se) Lab. Stéphanie Besnier holds a postgraduate degree (DEA), is a graduate of École polytechnique (1997) and École nationale des ponts et chaussées, and is certified by the French Institute of Directors (IFA). She is a French national.

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