Orange names head of chairman’s office

Hugues Foulon

Orange has named Hugues Foulon as head of the chairman and CEO’s office and secretary of the group’s executive committee.

Foulon, who will report direct to chairman and CEO Stéphane Richard, was previously chief financial officer of Orange Middle East and Africa.

Foulon began his career with Générale des Eaux (now Veolia), becoming director of the Monagesque Cable TV and Monagesque des Eaux group of subsidiaries, before joining Vivendi-owned Monaco Telecom as deputy CEO. He joined Orange as finance director for the consumer marketing segment in 2005, subsequently returning to Vivendi in a finance role before rejoining Orange as director of of financial control, marketing and innovation in 2009.