Christel Heydemann, Frank Boulben and Ramon Fernandez remain in the running for the general management of the group.
Who to take over the reins of Orange? Three candidates remain in the running, after several months of campaigning. Ramon Fernandez (Deputy CEO of Orange), Christel Heydemann (President of Schneider Electric France) and Frank Boulben (chief revenue officer at the American Verizon). The issue is taking an increasingly political turn, as time is running out. Initially, the subject was to be decided before the end of last year, to avoid any interference with the presidential campaign.
The conviction on November 24 of Stéphane Richard, the current CEO of the group, in the context of the Tapie trial, has shaken up the organization of his succession. Under pressure from the Minister of the Economy, the government set a timetable. A new organization must be put in place, with the separation of the powers of executive director general from those of chairman of the board of directors.
The weight of the state
The pair should have been appointed before January 31. However, after several weeks of trial and error …
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