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
[edit]Child of the official Gaston Pontal,[2] 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
[edit]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
[edit]He was Chief Executive (directeur général or PDG) of Orange (worldwide) from January 2001 until 24 March 2003.[3]
See also
[edit]- Graham Howe (businessman), his deputy chief executive at Orange.
References
[edit]- ^ "Business Profile: A study in Orange". The Daily Telegraph. 22 September 2002. Archived from the original on 2016-02-29.
- ^ "Archived copy". francearchives.fr. Archived from the original on 2018-06-12.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Orange 2003