Oberthur Technologies strengthens its leadership team

Marek Judas holds a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from the Franco-Polish School of New Information and Communication Technologies. He started his career in 1995 at Andersen Consulting, and then created SNAP Consulting, a company offering business consulting. In 2004 he became CEO of AMG.net, a company offering IT services which Bull acquired in 2006. He held the position of CEO and was appointed in 2012 General Manager for all Bull Group activities in Poland.

Frédéric Beylier graduated from the Ecole de Management de Lyon and holds a BA in Economics and English from Paris X University. He started his career in finance, working in particular at Arthur Andersen / Ernst & Young. Afterwards, he joined AlixPartners where he supported companies in improving their operational performance. In 2007 he joined France Champignon as Deputy Managing Director. In 2010 he organised the successful disposal to Bonduelle Group and became CEO of Bonduelle France Champignon to finalize its integration. Afterwards he founded Meyji partners, a consulting firm dedicated to performance and transition management.

Anne-France Laclide holds a Licence in Business Administration and Corporate Finance from the University of Nancy. She is also a graduate in Business Administration from the University of Mannheim and holds a French Chartered Accountant degree (DESCF). She started her career at PriceWaterhouseCoopers, and afterwards occupied various positions in the finance departments of global groups. In 2001, she was appointed Chief Financial Officer at Guilbert, then at Staples, AS Watson and Grandvision. In 2012 she was appointed CFO of Elis.

Denis Langlois graduated from IEP Paris and holds a Master in business law from Paris I University. He started his career at Schlumberger, Bull, Emerson and Philips where he occupied various positions in Human Resources. He joined Thomson in 2002 as VP Human Resources for the “Displays and Components” division, and in 2005 he was appointed VP for the Components and Consumer Electronics Business Unit. He joined the Lagardère Group in 2009 as VP Human Resources of Lagardère Active and in 2012 he became VP Group Talent Management.
· Frédéric Beylier is appointed Chief Operating Officer. In this role, he will be responsible for accelerating operational performance across the company. Since January 2013 he has reorganized financial functions at Oberthur Technologies and then, since June, was CFO of the company. He was previously CEO of a company where he succeeded in the turnaround, disposal and finally integration within the Bonduelle Group.
· Anne-France Laclide is appointed Chief Financial Officer a position that includes Finance and Legal functions at Group level. She comes from the Elis Group where she was CFO for the past 18 months. She has a strong background as CFO in various fields such as retail, in companies like Guilbert, Marionnaud and Grandvision, where she acquired her international experience.
· Denis Langlois is appointed Vice-President Human Resources. Formerly, he held the same position in the Lagardère Group. He has acquired a strong experience in international Human Resources as well as Industrial Operations throughout his career, in prestigious technology Groups such as Thomson, Philips, as well as Schlumberger and Bull.
These appointments complement those before the summer in the Executive Committee, with Matthew Foxton, Vice-President Communications and Brand, and Pierre Barrial, President for Latin America.
“The strengthening of the leadership team is a new important step in the development of Oberthur Technologies, less than one month after the announcement of the successful refinancing of the Group” said Didier Lamouche, President and Chief Executive Officer of Oberthur Technologies. “Through these appointments and those made before the summer, high level talents have now joined OT. Together with the current team, they constitute a world class, international, experienced and ambitious management team. These are, according to me, essential qualities considering our objective to position OT as a leader on each of its markets”.
About Oberthur Technologies
Oberthur Technologies is a world leader in the field of secure technologies: systems development, solutions and services for smart cards (payment cards, SIM cards, access cards, NFC…) and for secure identity documents, traditional and electronic (identity card, passport, health care card). Created in 1984, Oberthur Technologies employs over 6 000 employees. With 50 sales offices across 5 continents, Oberthur Technologies’ international network serves clients in 140 countries. For more information: www.oberthur.com
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