Philippe de LA FORTELLE

Philippe de LA FORTELLE has a wealth of experience in the telecommunications industry. Philippe is currently working as the Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) at PowerUp since October 2022. Prior to this, from August 2018 to October 2022, they held the role of Head of Strategy, Commercial Management and Sales Operations for the Service Assurance Business Group at EXFO.

Before joining EXFO, Philippe worked at Nokia from January 2016 to July 2018, where they served as the Head of Commercial Management for the Business Group Nokia Software. In this role, they managed worldwide commercial operations, conducted pre-sales risk assessments, and provided executive support for strategic contract approval in new technologies.

From November 2011 to January 2015, Philippe held the position of Head of Offer Control for the IP Platforms Business Line at Alcatel-Lucent. Philippe was responsible for worldwide business management, global deal desk operations, and pre-sales overall risk assessment. Philippe also provided executive support for strategic contract approval in new technologies. Prior to this role, from October 2010 to December 2011, they served as the Director of Strategy & Market Intelligence for the Services Business Division at Alcatel-Lucent.

Philippe started their career at Ericsson France in 2000, where they held various roles. Philippe was the VP Marketing and Strategy from March 2008 to October 2010, Sales Director for Global Account France Telecom from January 2004 to February 2008, and Product Marketing Manager from an unspecified date in 2000 to 2004.

Additionally, Philippe worked at Alcatel as a Tendering Engineer from October 1998 to May 2000, and at Expertel Consulting as a Consultant from March 1998 to September 1998.

Overall, Philippe de LA FORTELLE has a solid background in strategy, commercial management, sales operations, and marketing within the telecommunications industry, with experience in various leadership positions at PowerUp, EXFO, Nokia, Alcatel-Lucent, and Ericsson France.

Philippe de La Fortelle pursued their education in a chronological order. Philippe began their academic journey in 1988 and completed it in 2006. Philippe attended Lycée Saint Louis de Gonzague from 1988 to 1992, followed by the Institut National des Télécommunications (INT), Paris, from 1995 to 1998. Philippe obtained their MSc degree in Telecommunications from INT. Lastly, they enrolled at HEC Paris for an MBA program from 2004 to 2006, specializing in Marketing/Marketing Management, General.