CTO Michaël Trabbia picks up short-term responsibility for Wholesale & International Networks division
Christel Heydemann (pictured) took over from Stéphane Richard as Orange’s group CEO in April and has now put her own stamp on her senior team. Richard is still non-executive chair of the group.
Rapid riser Michaël Trabbia, who became the group’s Chief Technology and Innovation Officer in September 2020 (formerly CEO of Orange Belgium) and joined the executive committee in February, will take on the Wholesale & International Networks division from 15 September as an interim measure, when Jérôme Barré leaves the company.
Stéphane Vallois, the current Deputy CEO at Orange Bank will become CEO from 1 October, replacing Paul de Leusse, who is leaving the company. Orange Bank has nearly 2 million customers in Europe. Orange Bank Africa, launched in Côte d’Ivoire in 2020, has 800,000 customers. No doubt M Vallois will be under pressure to accelerate growth.
There will be a new EVP for Human Resources starting on 1 December, when Vincent Lecerf takes the baton from Gervais Pellissier, who will assume a management team advisory role, whatever that means. At the moment, Lecerf heads up HR for the industrial minerals congolmerate Imerys.
Béatrice Mandine, EVP of Communications, Brand and Engagement, will step down on 30 September – no replacement has yet been named.
In May, Aliette Mousnier-Lompre was confirmed as CEO of Orange Business Services after six months as acting CEO, following the exit of Helmut Reisinger who is now CEO, EMEA & LATAM, at Palo Alto Networks.