ALCATEL-LUCENT - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Member of the Leadership Team
- President
Basil Alwan is President of IP Routing and Transport for Alcatel-Lucent.
Previously Basil Alwan was President of Alcatel-Lucent's IP Division (IPD) with overall responsibility for the company's portfolio of IP/MPLS and Multiservice switches and routers, and Network and Service management. In addition, he was responsible for the portfolio strategy for the Carrier Group.
Formerly, Basil was the founder, President and CEO of Timetra, a start-up focused on service routers for IP/MPLS networks, which was acquired by Alcatel in 2003 and merged with the MSWAN and NSM business lines to form the IP Division.
Prior to TiMetra, Basil held executive positions in Silicon Valley start-ups as well as large companies. Formerly, he was vice president and general manager of Nortel Networks' Enterprise Products Division (EPD). Basil came to Nortel through the Bay Networks acquisition of Rapid City Communications, where he was vice president of product management and marketing.
Basil served as a member of the boards of directors of multiple Silicon Valley based companies including 2Wire, Omneon Video Networks, CiiNow and WiChorus.
In 1984 Basil Alwan graduated from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana with a Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering.
Job Titles:
- Board Observer / Member of the Supervisory Board of Actionnariat Alcatel - Lucent Mutual Fund ( FCP 2AL )
Bhaskar Gorti is President IP Platforms for Alcatel-Lucent.
Bhaskar oversees the business units developing technologies for cloud-based networking and virtualization, including network functions virtualization (NFV), as well as OSS, the Charging/Policy/Payments activity, Customer Experience Management, Network Performance, and the Cyber-Security monitoring and prevention software platforms.
Previously, Bhaskar was Senior Vice-President and General Manager of Oracle Communications Global Business Unit. He had been with Portal Software, and led the sale to Oracle in July 2006 to form the Communications business at Oracle. Prior to Oracle, Bhaskar had extensive experience in the Software and ICT Industry working at Chordiant Software/OnDemand, Hewlett Packard, Alcoa and Office of Naval Research/Arpanet.
Bhaskar holds a Master of Science graduate degree in Electrical Engineering from Virginia Tech, USA and a Bachelor's in Technology, Electrical Engineering, from National Insititute of Technology, Warangal, India.
Job Titles:
- Independent Director
- Member of the Technology Committee
Federico Guillén is President of Fixed Networks for Alcatel-Lucent.
Since January 2013, Federico was President of Alcatel-Lucent's Fixed Networks Division responsible for the company's broadband access portfolio. Prior to this role, from 2009 Federico was President of Alcatel-Lucent Spain and head of the Telefónica account team. In 2009 Federico was Vice President of Vertical Market Sales in Western Europe.
From 2007-2009, Federico led the Regional Support Centre within Alcatel-Lucent's Fixed Access Division for the Europe, Middle East and Africa region.
Prior to that, from 2003 to 2007, Federico was Chief Executive Officer of Alcatel Mexico and Telmex Global Account Manager, based in Mexico City.
After joining Alcatel in 1989, Federico held various portfolio and sales management positions in Belgium and the United States.
Federico Guillén holds a degree in Telecommunications Engineering and a Master's degree in Switching & Communication Architectures from the Higher Technical School of Telecommunications Engineering at the University of Madrid (ETSIT) and an International Masters in Business Management from ESC Lyon and the London Business School.
Job Titles:
- Independent Director
- Member of the Technology Committee
Job Titles:
- Board Observer / President of the Supervisory Board of "FCP" Actionnariat Alcatel - Lucent
Job Titles:
- Chairman of the Audit and Finance Committee
- Independent Director
- Member of the Corporate Governance & Nominating Committee
- Vice - Chairman of the Board
Job Titles:
- Chairman of the Compensation Committee
- Chairman of the Corporate Governance & Nominating Committee
- Member of the Audit and Finance Committee
- Independent Director / Honorary Chairman of Air France - KLM
Job Titles:
- Member of the Audit and Finance Committee
- Member of the Technology Committee
- Independent Director / President of American Express Global Business Travel
Job Titles:
- Chairman of the Technology Committee
- Member of the Audit and Finance Committee
- Member of the Corporate Governance & Nominating Committee
- Independent Director / Chairman of InZero Systems
Job Titles:
- Chief Executive Officer
- Director
- Member of the Leadership Team
- Board Member of MTS
- Chief Executive Officer of Alcatel - Lucent
Michel Combes was appointed CEO of Alcatel-Lucent in April 2013.
Michel Combes (51) became Chief Executive Officer of Alcatel-Lucent on April 1, 2013, joining the company with more than 20 years of experience in the telecommunications sector, as well as a strong international background.
His appointment to Alcatel-Lucent follows four years at the global mobile communications operator Vodafone plc, where he was appointed CEO, Europe Region in October 2008, subsequently being appointed to the Vodafone board in June 2009. As CEO of Vodafone Europe, in charge of a business representing 70% of the group's revenues, Michel led the group's recovery in the region, steering it to regain its lead in two key countries, Italy and Germany, currently representing close to 50% of the group's revenues in Europe. He speeded up the integration of several subsidiaries by merging their back office operations, streamlining IT and networks while keeping local sales dynamics.
Michel's career began in 1985 at France Telecom in the US, first in the External Networks Division and then the Industrial and International Affairs Division. After serving as a technical advisor to the French Minister of Transportation between 1991 and 1995, Michel Combes became Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the France Telecom subsidiary GlobeCast, from 1996 to 1999.
In December 1999, Michel joined the French tour operator Nouvelles Frontières Group as Executive Vice President, before moving to the industrial engineering concern Assystem-Brime as Chief Executive Officer.
Michel returned to the France Telecom Group in January 2003 as Chief Financial Officer and a member of the company's Group Strategic Committee. Alongside Thierry Breton, Michel played an important part in the group's recovery (the ‘15-15-15' program, a key element of which was a Euro 15 billion debt reduction over three years). As head of strategy he ran the NExt plan, which enabled France Telecom's transformation into an integrated operator. In 2006, Michel was appointed Chairman and CEO of the French national broadcasting operator, TDF Group.
Born in Boulogne-Billancourt, in the western outskirts of Paris, Michel studied at the prestigious École Polytechnique in Paris and the Parisian telecommunications institute École Nationale Supérieure des Telecommunications.
In addition to his position as CEO of Alcatel-Lucent, Michel is also a board member of MTS, Altice and HDL Development.
Job Titles:
- Chief
- Executive
- Human Resources
Nicole Gionet is Chief of Human Resources for Alcatel-Lucent.
With more than 25 years experience in human resources, Nicole joined Alcatel-Lucent in 1997 in Ottawa, Canada with the acquisition of Newbridge Networks.
Since joining Alcatel-Lucent, Nicole Gionet's international human resources experience includes working and living in Canada, Belgium and more recently in China. Nicole played a key role as human resources integration leader for the Alcatel-Lucent merger.
Nicole has worked in different parts of our business including Carrier, Enterprise, Software (Genesys) and Strategic Industries. Nicole Gionet's human resources experience spans multiple domains. More recently she has dedicated time and attention to women in business, leading a global program to drive gender diversity within the company.
Nicole Gionet is French Canadian. She started her career with the Canadian federal government, where she spent 15 years in various government departments in human resources leadership roles.
Nicole Gionet has completed an Executive Management Development program at Carlton University in Ottawa, Canada.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Compensation Committee
- Member of the Corporate Governance & Nominating Committee
- Member of the Technology Committee
- Independent Director / Chief Executive Officer of Gemalto
Job Titles:
- Chairman of the Board
- Chairman of the Board of Directors
Job Titles:
- Member of the Technology Committee
- Strategy & Innovation
Job Titles:
- Country Senior Officer for Alcatel - Lucent in Nigeria
Alcatel-Lucent and MTN Nigeria to boost connectivity in Africa's most populous nation with ultra-broadband 100G fiber-optic data
Job Titles:
- President and Managing Director, Alcatel - Lucent India
Srini has more than 25 years of telecommunications experience, and has served in major leadership positions in the industry.
Before assuming his current role as head of the India Regional Unit in April 2014, Srini was the Alcatel-Lucent India head of R&D-in addition to being the Alcatel-Lucent country leader for the India Wireless Business Division. For part of his career, Srini was also responsible for pre-sales activities for India LTE.
Prior to this role, Srini served for several years as Vice President and General Manager of the classic switching and signaling product lines in Naperville, Illinois, where he was also the Senior Product Management Director for CDMA, OA&M, as well as the WiMAX product lines for Lucent Technologies.
Before joining Alcatel-Lucent, Srini worked with AT&T Bell Labs in New Jersey as a technical manager in 5ESS Switching Systems development. As a technical manager, he worked in the computing, wireless and wireline business units and introduced several very successful products.
Srini has a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from IIT Madras, India, a Masters in Computer Science and an MBA in Finance from the University of Illinois. His hobbies include music, sports and gardening.
Job Titles:
- Independent Director
- Member of the Compensation Committee
- Member of the Corporate Governance & Nominating Committee
Tim Krause is Chief Marketing Officer for Alcatel-Lucent.
As Chief Marketing Officer, Tim Krause is responsible for Alcatel-Lucent's global marketing efforts as well as external communications. In this role, Tim also leads Alcatel-Lucent's diversification strategy and the development of the company's business in key segments such as: Cable, Webscale, Large Technical Enterprises, Oil and Gas, Transportation, Utilities, Public Sector and Government Driven Broadband Initiatives.
With over 25 years experience in the telecommunications industry, Tim has held various positions in engineering, product line management, product strategy and marketing. Tim has extensive international marketing experience having held positions including Senior Vice President of Marketing for Alcatel's Fixed Communications Group from 2001 to 2004, and Chief Marketing Officer of Alcatel-Lucent from 2008-2009 based in Paris.
Prior to his current position, Tim served as Senior Vice President, in charge of Alcatel-Lucent's AT&T customer team, one of the company's largest accounts.
Previously Tim was Senior Vice President Strategy for Alcatel-Lucent's Americas Region. He also served as Senior Vice President of Strategic Solutions Development where he led the development of Alcatel's end-to-end offer in IP Video and triple play.
Tim's connection with Alcatel-Lucent can be traced back to 1985 when he joined the Rockwell business, which was later purchased by the former Alcatel. Tim has been a Director of Telecommunications Industry Association and has served as a Director of 2Wire, Inc.
Tim Krause graduated from William Jewell College in 1983 with a degree in Physics and received an MBA in Business Management from the University of Dallas in 1994.
Job Titles:
- Independent Director
- Member of the Compensation Committee