Alcatel-Lucent Names Ben Verwaayen
as CEO
Alcatel-Lucent's Board of Directors have approved the appointment of
Philippe Camus as the company's non-executive Chairman as of October 1st,
2008. Ben Verwaayen is appointed as the company's chief executive officer.
Ben will also join the company's Board of Directors. Ben Verwaayen's
office will be in the company's headquarters in Paris.
Philippe
Camus, 60 is a French national and a US resident. He was the Co-CEO at
European Aeronautic Defense and Space Company (EADS) and managed a large,
global business in the high-tech industry. He is Co-Managing Partner of
Lagardere, an international media group, and a partner of Evercore
Partners, a New York based investment and advisory firm.
Commenting on his appointment, Philippe Camus said: "Alcatel-Lucent is an
undisputed worldwide leader in the telecommunications industry. I am
looking forward to contributing to the company's strategic positioning in
the context of an industry with challenges but also great opportunities.
Our top priority with the Board will be to bring full support to Ben
Verwaayen in his new mission."
Ben
Verwaayen, 56 is a Dutch national and has intensive telecommunications and
IT experience spanning many years. He was CEO of BT from February 2002 to
June 1, 2008.
Ben was
formerly vice-chairman of the management board of Lucent Technologies in
the US, which he joined in September 1997. Prior to that, he worked with
KPN in the Netherlands for nine years as president and managing director
of its telecom subsidiary, PTT telecom. Before that, Ben worked for ITT, a
predecessor of Alcatel.
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