Orange mixes up leadership in Africa and Middle East

Orange has appointed a series of CEOs for four of its subsidiaries in Africa and the Middle East as part of the group’s international mobility policy. The appointments are effective from September 13, 2015.

Eric Bouquillon, the new CEO of Orange Guinea, 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 GM of Orange Réunion and Mayotte since 2010.

Alassane Diene, the new CEO of Orange Mali, has 29 years of experience in the telecommunications industry, including stints in Internal auditing, management control, strategy and HR, and has 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.

Jérôme Hénique, the new CEO of Jordan Telecom, 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 incumbent operators and challengers. He has been the deputy CEO of the Sonatel Group since 2010.

Thierry Marigny, the new Deputy CEO of Sonatel, and following 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 VP and launched the new overhaul of the Orange brand for the whole international group scope.