Following Jean-François Fallacher’s appointment as CEO at Eutelsat, Jérôme Hénique, currently Executive Vice President, CEO of Orange Middle East and Africa, has been appointed Executive Vice President, CEO of Orange France, effective from June 1st. He will remain a member of the Group Executive Committee and report to Christel Heydemann, CEO of the Orange group.

He will also join the Board of Directors of Orange Middle East and Africa (Orange MEA) on the same date.

Yasser Shaker, currently CEO of Orange Egypt, is appointed Executive Vice President, CEO of Orange Middle East and Africa, effective from July 1st, in agreement with the Board of Directors of Orange MEA. He will join the Group’s Executive Committee and report to Heydemann.

“I would like to thank Jean-François Fallacher for his unwavering commitment throughout his career at Orange,” said Heydemann. “More recently, I would like to underline the essential role he played in the creation of MasOrange and the implementation of the Lead the Future strategy in France. On behalf of all the teams, I warmly thank him and wish him much success in his new position. I have complete confidence in Jérôme Hénique – who knows the Group perfectly and has successfully developed the Africa-Middle East region – to lead and grow Orange France’s activities. I am also delighted with the appointment of Yasser Shaker as CEO of Orange Middle East and Africa. His extensive experience and deep knowledge of the region will be essential for continuing our growth momentum.”

Hénique has been Executive Vice President, CEO of Orange Middle East and Africa (OMEA) since July 1st 2022. He began his career as a consultant. He then held positions such as Marketing Director in Spain, Home Consumer Market Director in France, and Group Marketing Director at Orange. In 2010, he started his career in Africa and the Middle East as Deputy CEO of the Sonatel Group. In 2015, he took over as CEO of Orange Jordan. In 2022, Hénique was appointed CEO of Orange Middle East and Africa, overseeing 18 countries and more than 135 million customers. Since 2023, Orange Middle East and Africa has significantly contributed to the results of the Orange Group, achieving double-digit growth in revenues and EBITDAaL.

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