Management |
Chief Executive Officer
- Olivier Piou, Chief Executive Officer
Senior Management
- Paul Beverly, EVP, Corporate Marketing, President North America
- Philippe Cabanettes, EVP, Human Resources
- Philippe Cambriel, EVP, Secure Transactions Business Unit
- Jean-Pierre Charlet, EVP, General Counsel and Company Secretary
- Claude Dahan, EVP, Operations
- Martin McCourt, EVP, Strategy & Ventures, Mergers and Acquisitions
- Christophe Pagezy, EVP, Corporate Projects
- Jacques Seneca, EVP, Security Business Unit
- Jacques Tierny , Chief Financial Officer
- Philippe Vallée, EVP, Telecommunications Business Unit
Gemalto's Chief Executive Officer
Olivier Piou, Chief Executive Officer
(born in 1958)
Olivier
Piou is CEO of Gemalto since its creation in 2006. He was previously CEO of
Axalto, from 2004-2006, and conducted the merger with Gemplus which formed
Gemalto. In May 2004, he successfully introduced Axalto, at that time a division
of Schlumberger Limited, to the stock market through an IPO. He joined
Schlumberger in 1981 as a production engineer, and held numerous management
positions across technology, marketing and operations within Schlumberger in
France and in the United States. He graduated in Engineering from the Ecole
Centrale de Lyon, in 1980.
Olivier Piou is a member of the board of directors of Gemalto. He is also a
member of the board of directors of Alcatel-Lucent, and of INRIA (‘Institut
National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique’), the French national
institute for research in computer science and control. He was from 2004 to 2006
a member of the board of directors of Axalto, and from 2003-2006 was President
of Eurosmart, the international non-profit association based in Brussels, which
represents the chip card industry.
Senior Management
Paul Beverly, Executive Vice-President,
Corporate Marketing & President North America
(born in 1962)
Paul
Beverly began his career as a Marketing Manager within the Schlumberger group.
Over the course of his 19 years within Schlumberger, he held various management
positions in operations, marketing and sales in North America and in France.
From 1999 to 2003, he was Vice-President in Test& Transactions for Schlumberger
in North America, while also serving as Chairman of the Smart Card Alliance. He
was President of the Americas from April 2003 until June 2006.
Paul Beverly holds Business and Economics degrees from Auburn University and the
Management Program at Harvard University.
Philippe Cabanettes,
Executive Vice-President, Human Resources
(born in 1955)
Philippe
Cabanettes worked with Schlumberger for 23 years and has held different
positions of worldwide responsibility for human resources in the petroleum,
industrial and services sectors in France, Italy and the USA. From 1997 to 2001,
he was Director of Personnel of the Resources Management Services division of
Schlumberger. In May 2001, he became the Director of Personnel of Schlumberger’s
Volume Products business. In May 2004, he became Vice President Human Resources
for Axalto.
Philippe Cabanettes is a graduate from Institut d’Etudes Politiques in Paris
(Sciences-Po) and holds a Master in Economics from Université de Paris X.
Philippe Cambriel, Executive Vice-President, Secure
Transactions Business Unit
(born in 1958)
Philippe
Cambriel began his career at Aerospatiale in 1983. From 1989 to 1996, he held
various sales and marketing positions at Compaq in France and in Germany. From
1996 to 1998, he was General Manager for IPC in France before managing the PC
and Intel server unit of Bull. In 1998 he was appointed Chief Officer, sales and
marketing at Bull CP8. From 2001 to 2003, he was Vice-President of
Schlumberger’s e-Transaction Cards business. In April 2003, he was appointed
President of Schlumberger’s Smart Cards business for Europe, the Middle East and
Africa.
Philippe Cambriel is a graduate from the Ecole Nationale Supérieure de
l’Aéronautique et de l’Espace (Sup’Aéro) and has an MBA from INSEAD.
Jean-Pierre Charlet, Executive
Vice-President, General Counsel and Company Secretary
(born in 1953)
Jean-Pierre
Charlet was admitted to the Bar in Paris where he began his career in law firms
in 1974. From 1981 to 1996, he held positions within the Legal Departments of
Société Métallurgique Le Nickel-SLN, Schlumberger group, Pinault Printemps
Redoute group and Carnaud-Metalbox. He subsequently served as General Counsel of
Synthélabo, Deputy General Counsel of Sanofi-Synthélabo and General Counsel of
Rexel. He joined Gemalto in June 2005.
Jean-Pierre Charlet holds a Master in Law from Université de Paris X
and a Master of Comparative Law from Georgetown University in Washington D.C.
Claude Dahan, Executive Vice-President, Operations
(born in 1947)
Claude
Dahan began his career with the Office National d’Etudes et de Recherches
Aérospatiales (ONERA) in 1977, and served as Vice-President of a research center
until 1982. Between 1982 and 2001, he held various management positions in
Schlumberger’s many different businesses, including research and engineering,
marketing and production in both France and the USA. From 2001 to 2002, he was
the Vice-President in charge of marketing and product development for
Schlumberger. In January 2003, he became Vice-President of Schlumberger’s Smart
Cards business.
Claude Dahan is a graduate from the Ecole des Mines de Paris, has a PhD in
physics and fluid mechanics, and holds an advanced management degree from
INSEAD.
Martin McCourt, Executive Vice-President, Strategy,
Mergers and Acquisitions
(born in 1962)
Martin
McCourt is Executive Vice-President in charge of Strategy and Ventures, Mergers
and Acquisitions He previously served as President of Gemalto’s South Asia
operations. Prior to this position, he was also President of Gemplus Asia. In
this capacity, he was responsible for the whole of Asia. He has 20 years of
experience in the Telecom sector, working in Europe, the USA and China. He has
held leadership roles in R&D, Sales and Marketing, Operations, Strategy and M&A
and was Vice President of Corning Cable System’s worldwide Project Services
business. He is a founding Board Member of the European Fiber to the Home
Council.
Martin McCourt has a Master of Business Administration from INSEAD, a Ph.D in
Integrated Optics from the Institut National Polytechnique in Grenoble and a
Bachelor of Electronic Engineering from University College Dublin.
Christophe Pagezy, Executive Vice-President,
Corporate Projects
(born in 1958)
Having
joined Schlumberger in 1983 as a project engineer, Christophe Pagezy held
various operational, technical and business positions in France and Italy within
that company until 2001. Between 2001 and 2002, he was business development
manager for Schlumberger’s Volume Products and Global Market Segments business.
In June 2002, he became Vice-President of Schlumberger’s Terminals division and
in May 2004 Vice-President Business Development in charge of Mergers and
Acquisitions and of the POS Terminal division of Axalto.
Christophe Pagezy is a graduate from the Ecole Supérieure d’Electricité
(Supelec) and from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Jacques Seneca, Executive Vice-President, Security
Business Unit
(born in 1959)
Jacques
Seneca is Executive Vice-President, Security Business Unit. Previously, he
was in charge of Gemalto’s European operations. Prior to these appointments, he
served as head of the ID & Security Business Unit, as well as head of Business
Development Unit. He joined Gemplus in 1989 as Project Manager. He has held
several management positions such as Products Department Manager, General
Manager for Sales and Manufacturing Operations in Germany, General Manager for
the Telecom Business Division, Executive Vice President for Gemplus Marketing &
Technology and General Manager of Gemplus’ GemVentures Services Unit. He was
also a member of the Gemplus Executive Committee. Prior to joining Gemplus, he
worked with STMicroelectronics where he held various positions in the fields of
manufacturing, marketing and business development.
Jacques Seneca holds a Degree in Engineering from Ecole Nationale Supérieure
d’Arts et Métiers (ENSAM - Paris, France) and a Business Administration
degree from the IAE of Aix-en-Provence in France.
Jacques Tierny, Chief Financial
Officer
(born in 1954)
Jacques
Tierny began his career as a trader. He then spent 23 years in different finance
positions at Michelin in France and abroad, where he became the Group Deputy
CFO. In 2003 he joined the retail group Casino as Group CFO, later becoming
Casino’s Executive Deputy General Manager. Since January 2007, Jacques Tierny
was heading the Valuation and Strategic Finance practice at KPMG Corporate
Finance in Paris. He joined Gemalto in September 2007.
Jacques Tierny graduated in 1977 from the HEC School of Management in Paris and
later from the International Management Program from New York University and the
Mestrado from Gétulio Vargas in Sao Paulo.
Philippe Vallée, Executive Vice-President,
Telecommunications Business Unit
(born in 1964)
Philippe
Vallée is Executive Vice-President, in charge of Telecom.
He was previously Chief Technology Officer of Gemplus, heading the Product and
Marketing Center.
Prior to this appointment, he had served as Vice-President Marketing and then
President of the Telecom Business Unit of Gemplus. He was previously based in
Singapore as Executive Vice-President of Gemplus Technologies Asia.
He has more than 19 years of experience in the Telecom industry and held various
positions within Gemplus in the fields of marketing, product management and
sales. Prior to joining Gemplus, he began his career with Matra Communication (now
Lagardère Group) in France as a product manager on the first generation of GSM
mobile phones.
Philippe Vallée is a graduate from the Institut National Polytechnique de
Grenoble (Engineering degree) and from the ESSEC Business School.