The Orange group announces the appointment of Laurent Martinez, the current Chief  Financial Officer of Alstom, as Executive Director in charge of Finance, Performance and  Development from September 1, 2023. Deputy Chief Financial Officer  of the Group, Jean-Michel Thibaud will act as interim manager during this transition period.

Laurent Martinez has been Alstom’s Chief Financial Officer and member of its Executive  Committee since July 2018. During this period, he played a key role in the transformation of  Alstom. As a graduate in electrical and telecommunications engineering and with a Master’s  degree in finance and accounting, he has spent a significant part of his career at Airbus. In  1996, he joined Astrium, the defense and space subsidiary of Airbus, where he held several  management positions in controlling. In 2004, he became Finance Director before being  appointed Director of Controlling, Performance and Accounting for the Airbus group in  2009. He took over as head of the Airbus Services Business Unit in 2015.

Chief Executive Officer of Orange, Christel Heydemann commented: “I am delighted to welcome Laurent Martinez to head the Group’s finances. His experience in business  transformation will be of great value for the deployment of our new strategic plan.