Orange has named new chief executives at seven of its operating units spread across the Middle East and Africa. In all cases, the appointments are in-house candidates who have worked for the France-based telco for anywhere between 10 and 35 years, according Total Telecom. "All of the new chief executive officers have substantial international experience," said Marc Rennard (photo), senior executive vice president of France Telecom-Orange for Africa, in a statement. "I am confident in their ability to continue to develop the activities in these seven subsidiaries". Brelotte Ba, who has been CEO of Orange Bissau since 2008 will take over from Jean-Louis Branco at Orange Niger. Orange's director of Eastern Africa, Pacific and Indian Ocean zone Michel Barré, who joined the company 35 years ago, will succeed Jean-Luc Bohé as CEO of Orange Madagascar. Bohé meanwhile will take on the CEO role at Orange Mali, succeeding Alioune Ndiaye, who will replace Cheikh Tidiane as chief executive of its Senegalese arm Sonatel.
Nathalie Clere, who joined Orange in 1994, has been appointed deputy chief executive of Mauritius Telecom, taking over from Jean-François Thomas, who in turn will succeed Nayla Khawam as CEO of Jordan Telecom.
Finally, another company veteran, Didier Charvet, who has been with Orange for 24 years, has been named Orange Tunisia's new CEO, taking over from Thierry Marigny.
Orange said the changes were made at the end of the terms in office of the departing chief executives as per the group's international mobility policy. The new CEOs will take on their new roles at the beginning of October.
"Development in Africa and the Middle East, where the group is present in 20 countries, is a major goal for Orange, which has set its sights on reaching €7 billion in revenues in the region by 2015," concluded Rennard.
