Xavier Pichon appointed CEO of Orange Belgium
07 Luglio 2020 - 8:00AM
Xavier Pichon appointed CEO of Orange Belgium
Press releaseBrussels, July 7, 2020
Xavier Pichon appointed CEO of Orange
Belgium
The Board of Directors of Orange Belgium
has decided to appoint Xavier Pichon to the position of CEO of
Orange Belgium as from September 1st, 2020.
Xavier Pichon has 20 years’ experience as an
ExCom member in large corporations. He started his career in 1990
as Head of Finance of Bouygues’ affiliates, followed by an Audit
& Consulting position at Calan Ramolino/Salustro Reydel before
joining Orange in 1998 where he took up various positions, such as
Chief Financial Officer of Orange France and Group Head of Investor
Relations. His last role was Deputy CEO at Orange France, leading
Finance, Strategy, Transformation and Development. There, he co-led
one of the most successful transformations of an incumbent telco to
date. He was President and Board member of different Orange
affiliates. He joined the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) in October
2018 in Paris, then Sydney in Australia and was a core member of
the TMT Practice focusing globally on large scale transformations.
Xavier is recognized for his strong management skills, his deep
business strategic expertise and extensive experience in investor
and stakeholder relations.
Johan Deschuyffeleer, President of the Board of
Directors of Orange Belgium declared: « We are very happy to
welcome Xavier Pichon as our new CEO. With his 20 years of
experience in telco and a strong focus on finance, advanced tech
and transformation, Xavier has an excellent understanding of the
telecom sector and its operating model. Going through a digital
transformation in Belgium, Xavier will bring his whole experience
at the top level of the Group to successfully lead Orange Belgium
towards a more digital and agile operator that keeps its customers
in the center of its strategy.”
Commenting on the announcement, Ramon Fernandez,
Deputy CEO of Orange, Finance, Performance and Europe Director,
said: “Xavier’s extensive expertise and skills will be key to
continuing the successful path Orange Belgium had under the
leadership of Michaël Trabbia, who has just been appointed Chief
Technology and Innovation Officer at the Orange Group. I would like
to thank again Michael for his key contribution to Orange Belgium’s
growth, defined notably by its ‘Bold challenger’ strategy; and
welcome Xavier in our team.”
After his nomination, Xavier Pichon stated: «It
is a great honor to take over from Michaël Trabbia, whose work,
with the Executive Committee, is an example of a particularly
successful transformation of a challenging operator in a tensed and
highly competitive market. This success has enabled Orange Belgium
to carry out its essential missions of connectivity and service
during the unprecedented crisis we are currently experiencing. I
would like to thank the Chairman of the Board of Directors, Johan
Deschuyffeleer, the members of the Board of Directors, Stéphane
Richard, Gervais Pellissier and Ramon Fernandez for their
confidence in me. Our priority, with the support of the Board of
Directors and Mari-Noëlle Jégo-Laveissière, will be to pursue this
“Bold Challenger” strategy, which has been very successful and has
proven to be effective for years now”.
Xavier Pichon is 53 years old, French and
graduated of ‘Ecole de la Chambre de Commerce et de l’Industrie de
Paris’. He is married and father of 5 children.
About Orange BelgiumOrange Belgium is a leading
telecommunications operator on the Belgian market with over 3
million customers; Orange is also active in Luxembourg through its
subsidiary Orange Communications Luxembourg.As a convergent actor,
we provide mobile telecommunications services, internet and TV to
private clients as well as innovative mobile and fixed-line
services to businesses. Our high-performance mobile network
supports 2G, 3G, 4G and 4G+ technology and is the subject of
ongoing investment. Orange Belgium is a subsidiary of the Orange
Group, one of the leading European and African operators for mobile
telephony and internet access, as well as one of the world leaders
in telecommunications services for enterprises.Orange Belgium is
listed on the Brussels Stock Exchange (OBEL). More information on:
corporate.orange.be, www.orange.be or follow us on Twitter:
@pressOrangeBe.
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