Chairman of the Management Board and CEO, responsible for Transformation plan, Global Sales, Markets and Accounts, Investor Relations and Financial Communications. 

49 years old, Philippe Germond was formerly President and Chief Operating Officer of Alcatel, and member of the Executive Committee. Earlier, he was Chairman and CEO of Groupe Cegetel, SFR, Vivendi Universal Net, Vivendi Telecom International, and member of the Executive Committee of Vivendi Universal. He joined SFR in 1995 as CEO. From 1980 to 1995, he held various positions within Hewlett Packard in the USA, France and Europe, up to becoming Managing Director of HP Europe South and Member of the Executive Committee HP Europe. Philippe Germond is a graduate of the Ecole Centrale de Paris, and he holds a Master of Science in Management from the Stanford University. He is a board member of Essilor, Ecole Centrale de Paris, Qosmos