Jean-François Pontal

Jean-François René Pontal (born 17 April 1943) is a French businessman, and a former Chief Executive of Orange S.A..[1]

Early life

He has a degree in Engineering in 1966 from the Centre d'études supérieures des techniques industrielles (CESTI), now called Supméca, part of Polyméca.

Career

Orange (UK) was bought by France Télécom in May 2000 for £25 billion. France Télécom changed its name to Orange S.A. He had worked at France Télécom since 1996.

Orange

He was Chief Executive (directeur général or PDG) of Orange (worldwide) from January 2001 until 24 March 2003.[2]

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References

Business positions
Preceded by
Chief Executive of Orange S.A.
January 2001 March 2003
Succeeded by
Sol Trujillo
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