Stéphane Richard
Stéphane Richard (born 24 August 1961) is a French businessman and the current Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the telecommunications company Orange.
Biography
Education
He graduated from HEC Paris and is an alumnus of the École Nationale d’Administration.
Career
Richard began his professional career in 1987 as a finance inspector. He then joined the office of Dominique Strauss-Kahn when he served as France’s Minister of Industry and Foreign Trade. From 1997 to 2007, Richard held senior executive roles in the water services sector.[1]
He was then appointed Chief of Staff at the Ministry of Economy, Finance and Employment, serving under Christine Lagarde.[2]
Richard joined Orange in September 2009.[3] He was appointed Chairman and CEO in 2011 following the departure of his predecessor amid a series of employee tragedies.[4]
Legal conviction
In November 2021, a French appeals court sentenced Richard to one year in prison (suspended) and fined him €50,000 for complicity in public funds misappropriation in the so‑called Tapie affair, relating to the 1993 sale of Adidas to the state‑controlled Crédit Lyonnais. He immediately resigned all positions at Orange.[5]
Honors
- Knight of the French Legion of Honour
- Knight of the French National Order of Merit[6]
Personal life
He is father to five children and an accomplished pianist awarded by the Marseille Conservatory.
References
- ↑ http://www.orange.com/es/acerca-de-Orange/Groupe/comite-ejecutivo/management-bio/Stephane-Richard
- ↑ http://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2013/06/10/economia/1370867767.html
- ↑ http://www.lepoint.fr/actualites-economie/2009-05-07/stephane-richard-rejoint-la-direction-du-groupe/916/0/341176
- ↑ http://www.publico.es/dinero/290943/la-ola-de-suicidios-provoca-relevos-en-france-telecom
- ↑ https://www.elmundo.es/economia/empresas/2021/11/25/619f542121efa071088b4575.html
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20141028023753/http://www.digiworldsummit.com/intervenant/stephane-richard/