Meet
the New Top Brass at Alcatel-Lucent
Communications player Alcatel-Lucent has announced a new leadership team
effective January 1, 2009. The team includes people coming from outside
the company and existing senior executives. They’ll support a new
business model focused on customers and technology.
The new
business model is comprised of three Regions: Americas, Europe, Middle
East and Africa (EMEA), and APAC that will be headed by:
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Robert Vrij, President Americas.
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Adolfo Hernandez, President Europe, Middle East and Africa (to join on
December 1st).
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Etienne Fouques, President APAC.
Three
newly created organizations will be headed by:
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Kenneth Frank, President Solutions and Marketing.
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Janet Davidson, President Quality and Customer Care.
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Michel Rahier, President Operations.
To
handle open initiatives led by Bell Labs, software, services and
enterprise markets, four Groups are formed.
The
groups will be headed by:
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Philippe Keryer, President Carrier Product Group.
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Andy Williams, President Services Group.
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Paul Segre, President Applications Software Group. Paul will
additionally continue to be President and CEO of Genesys.
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Tom Burns, President Enterprise Product Group.
All
these people will be part of the company's management committee together
with Claire Pedini, Human Resources, Hubert de Pesquidoux, Chief
Financial Officer and Jeong Kim, President Bell Labs.
Alcatel-Lucent achieved revenues of Euro 17.8 billion in 2007 and is
incorporated in France, with executive offices located in Paris.
