Jean-François Leprince-Ringuet joins Bull as Managing Director of the International Telco Business Unit
Paris,
April
5, 2005 -
Jean-François Leprince-Ringuet joins Bull as Managing Director of the International Telco Business Unit.
Jean-François Leprince-Ringuet, 48, is a graduate of Ecole des Mines de Paris.
Jean-François Leprince-Ringuet started his career in 1980 at Thomson CSF within the semi-conductor division, before joining IBM in 1981, where he worked on the development of communications products in France and in the United-States, in White Plains, N.Y., at the "Communications Systems" Division headquarters.
Between 1989 and 1992, he was communications products marketing manager for Europe, within Hewlett-Packard, before he contributed to the launch of HP's first worldwide entity dedicated to the Telecommunications sector.
In 1992, Jean-François Leprince-Ringuet created the French subsidiary of Unisource, the European telco operator, and, in 1995, Siris, the joint-venture with Compagnie Générale des Eaux.
In 1996, he was appointed Chairman and CEO of Cap Gemini Telecom France, also in charge of the telco sector for Central and South Europe.
In 2002, he became Vice-President, Infrastructure Services, of Cap Gemini Ernst & Young Northern America.
He most recently was Managing Director of BT C&SI in France.
In addition, Jean-François Leprince-Ringuet has been Chairman of the IDATE (Institut de l'Audiovisuel et des Télécommunications en Europe) Fondation.
Didier Lamouche, Chairman and CEO of Bull, stated: "The creation of a Telco dedicated international business unit reflects Bull's new strategic ambition for development on this market. It is a great satisfaction for me to welcome Jean-François Leprince-Ringuet, a recognized leader in the Telco sector, to lead this entity. His in depth knowledge of the Telco market, his international experience are key assets for Bull's growth in this sector".
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