Orange Group international has revealed the names and brief profiles of their new executives expected to assume office later this month.

According to the Orange International Executive Vice President for Africa, Middle East and Asia zone, Marc Rennard, "The new CEOs all have significant executive experiences in the telecommunications industry. They will continue and enhance the development of their respective subsidiaries, in an innovation-driven environment. Their contribution will be vital for the Orange group, which is accelerating its growth in Africa and the Middle East."

 The new CEO of Orange Guinea, Eric Bouquillon, is a graduate of the Lille University of Science and Technology.

He has 30 years of experience with the Orange Group. After a career in sales, mainly focused on call centres in France and Poland, he was appointed Director of a Technical Assistance Unit. He has been the CEO and General Manager of Orange *Réunion* and Mayotte since 2010.

The new CEO of Orange Mali, Alassane Diene, holds an advanced degree in accounting from the *Institut* *des* *Techniques* *Economiques* *et* *Comptables* in Toulouse.

He has 29 years of experience in the telecommunications industry, including stints in Internal Auditing, Management Control, Strategy and HR and had served as both Head of Auditing and Management Control and Head of Human

Resources at *Sonatel*. He managed the group subsidiary Orange Guinea from its creation in November 2007, making it the leader on its market.

The new CEO of Jordan Telecom, Jérôme Hénique, is a graduate of *Sciences* *Po* *Paris* and the *Ecole* *Nationale* *Supérieure* *des Postes et Télécommunications.*

He has spent over two decades with the Orange Group. After starting his career as a Strategy consultant, he held executive positions in France, Spain and Senegal and worked in both the landline and mobile sectors for historic operators and challengers in positions including Vice President for Subsidiary Marketing and then Senior Vice President for Group Marketing. He has been the Deputy CEO of the *Sonatel* Group since 2010.

The new Deputy CEO of *Sonatel*, Thierry Marigny, is a graduate of Telecom Management and holds a Master’s degree in Telecommunications Management from *Université Paris-Dauphine*.

After a career as a consultant, he moved on to a series of operational positions, including Chief Marketing Officer at *Mobistar*, Deputy CEO of Lebanese mobile operator *Cellis*, Founder and CEO of the start-up *Cityneo* and CEO of Orange Tunisia. Most recently, he served as the Global Brand

Vice President and launched the new overhaul of the Orange Brand for the whole international Group scope.