PARIS -- Jean-Marie Culpin has been appointed Group Marketing Director for Orange. Reporting to Jean-Paul Cottet, Executive Director in charge of Marketing and Innovation, he is responsible for defining and implementing the Group’s marketing strategy.

His previous position was Mobile Marketing Director for activities in France – a position he took up in 2008.

Jean-Marie Culpin, 45 years old, a graduate of X-Télécom, joined the Group in 1990 to work for the Large Accounts Management team. He then worked in a number of positions in France and overseas, mostly within the mobile market. From 1995 to 1998, he was Technical Director for FT Mobiles International where, in particular, he won a large number of overseas licences. From 1998 to 2002, he was the France Telecom Long Distance Satellite Strategy Manager, before taking over management of the Enterprise activity within Orange France where he launched, among other products, Business Everywhere, and the first 3G-based offers on the business market.

Salt SA