Michel Paulin
Board Member
Michel Paulin was appointed a non-executive Director of the Board in May 2009. He has more than 20 years experience in the telecommunications industry. In 2000, he joined Neuf Cegetel, and was responsible for running various business units before being appointed Chief Operating Officer in 2004 and then Chief Executive Officer in 2005. Throughout this time, Neuf Cegetel was regarded as one of the most innovative and successful network operators in Europe, and ultimately became the second largest wireline network in France with revenue of 3.3 billion euros.
In 2006, Mr. Paulin successfully introduced Neuf Cegetel on the Euronext French Market, after which the share price grew by more than 60% in 18 months and outpaced the French market. In 2008, he then managed the sale of Neuf Cegetel to SFR in a transaction valuing the company at 7.7 billion euros, and led the successful integration of the two companies.
Earlier in his career, Mr. Paulin headed business units at Group Bull and other companies, and was an engagement manager and consultant at McKinsey & Company. He holds degrees from French Ecole Polytechnique and Ecole Nationale Superieure des Telecommunications in Paris.
Since 2009, Michel Paulin is the Chief Operating Officer Integration of the Louis Dreyfus Commodities Group.