OBS Names CEO

PARIS -- Following the February 25 unveiling of the France Telecom Group’s new management team, Vivek Badrinath, 40 years old, an Ecole Polytechnique –Télécom (Paris) graduate, assumes today his new responsibilities as executive vice president in charge of Enterprise Communication Services, grouping Orange Business Services and the Enterprise Line of Business. Based in Paris, Vivek Badrinath will report to Stéphane Richard, chief executive officer of France Telecom-Orange, and will be a member of the Group’s Executive Committee.

Most recently Vivek Badrinath was executive vice president in charge of the Networks and Operators division of France Telecom. In this position, he led, among others, the enhancement of the Orange Business Services network, particularly in Asia Pacific, Latin America and Middle East. As a result of those significant upgrades, the network is now cloud-ready, capable of handling in-the-cloud “as a service” applications and security as well as converged voice, video and telepresence services.

"I look forward to drive further the rich tradition at Orange Business Services of superior customer service, network strength, and services and solutions innovation," said Vivek Badrinath, chief executive officer, Orange Business Services. “Leveraging its customer centric model, Orange Business Services has understood the evolving business needs of global enterprises. Orange aims to provide businesses with simpler, safer and more flexible services at an international scale, in areas such as real-time applications, collaboration, security, infrastructure, and vertical solutions."

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