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Olivier Piou, Executive Board member and Chief
Executive Officer
(born in 1958)
Olivier
Piou has been CEO of Gemalto since its creation in 2006. He was previously CEO
of Axalto, from 2004 to 2006. In 2004 he successfully introduced Axalto, at that
time a division of Schlumberger Limited, to the stock market through an IPO, and
in 2006 conducted the merger of Gemplus and Axalto which formed Gemalto. He
graduated in Engineering from the Ecole Centrale de Lyon, in 1980, joined
Schlumberger in 1981, and held numerous positions across technology, marketing
and operations in France and in the United States until 2004. He has been in
charge of the smart cards business since 1998.
Olivier Piou is a member of the board of directors of Gemalto, and also a member
of the board of directors of Alcatel-Lucent.
From 2003 to 2010, he was a member of the Board of directors of INRIA, the
French national institute for research in computer science and control.
From 2004 to 2006, Mr. Piou was a member of the board of directors of Axalto,
and from 2003 to 2006 was President of Eurosmart, the international non-profit
association based in Brussels, which represents the chip card industry.
Mr Piou is a knight of the Legion of Honor in France.
Paul Beverly, Executive Vice-President,
Marketing & President North America
(born in 1962)
Paul
Beverly is the Executive Vice-President, Marketing and President North America since
2006. Prior to that he was President of the Americas from April 2003 until June
2006. From 1999 to 2003, he was Vice-President in Test & Transactions for
Schlumberger in North America. Within Schlumberger, he held various management
positions in operations, marketing and sales in North America and in France,
having begun his career as a Marketing Manager within the Schlumberger group.
Paul is deeply involved in the high tech industry, serving previously as chairman of the Smart Card Alliance and presenting frequently at industry events and in the media. Paul also serves on the board of the Austin Technology Incubator, a not-for-profit division of the University of Texas that fosters technology entrepreneurship, job creation and innovation, and is also involved in his community through the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure and Habitat for Humanity.
Paul Beverly holds Business and Economics degrees from Auburn and Harvard University.
Philippe Cabanettes,
Executive Vice-President, Human Resources
(born in 1955)
Philippe
Cabanettes is the Executive Vice-President, Human Resources, a position he has
held since July 2006. Prior to the creation of Gemalto, he was Vice President
Human Resources for Axalto, starting in May 2004. He was the Director of
Personnel of Schlumberger’s Volume Products business from 2001 to 2004, and
Director of Personnel of the Resources Management Services division of
Schlumberger from 1997 to 2001. Earlier in his career at Schlumberger, Philippe
held different positions of worldwide responsibility for Human Resources in the
petroleum, industrial and services sectors and was based in France, Italy and
the USA.
Since 2002, Philippe Cabanettes has served as President of PartnerJob.com, a
non-profit, cross-industry organization facilitating Dual Career management.
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)
PPhilippe
Cambriel is the Executive Vice-President, Secure Transactions Business Unit.
Prior to that, he was President of Schlumberger’s Smart Cards business for
Europe, the Middle East and Africa. From 2001 to 2003, he was Vice-President of
Schlumberger’s e-Transaction Cards business. In 1998 he was appointed Chief
Officer, sales and marketing at Bull CP8, and prior to that he was General
Manager for IPC in France before managing the PC and Intel server unit of Bull.
From 1989 to 1996 he held various sales and marketing positions at Compaq in
France and in Germany after starting his career at Aerospatiale in 1983.
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 is the Executive Vice-President, General Counsel and Company Secretary.
Prior to joining Gemalto in 2005, he served as General Counsel of Rexel, Deputy
General Counsel of Sanofi-Synthélabo and General Counsel of Synthélabo. From
1981 to 1996, he held positions within the Legal Departments of Société
Métallurgique Le Nickel-SLN, Schlumberger group, PPR group and Carnaud-Metalbox.
He was admitted to the Bar in Paris in 1974 where he began his career in law
firms.
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 is the Executive Vice-President, Operations. Prior to that he was
Vice-President of Schlumberger’s Smart Cards business, and from 2001 to 2002, he
was the Vice-President in charge of marketing and product development for
Schlumberger. 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. 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.
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 the 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.
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)
Christophe
Pagezy is the Executive Vice-President in charge of Corporate Projects since May
2007. Prior to his current role, he was Executive Vice-President, Mergers and
Acquisitions of Gemalto and before that Vice-President Business Development in
charge of Mergers and Acquisitions of Axalto, a position he held starting in 2004.
In June 2002, he was appointed Vice-President and General Manager of
Schlumberger’s Terminals division. Christophe held various operational,
technical and business positions while located in France and Italy within
Schlumberger from 1983 to 2002.
Christophe Pagezy is a graduate from the Ecole Supérieure d’Electricité (Supelec)
and from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Jacques Sénéca, Executive Vice-President, Security
Business Unit
(born in 1959)
Jacques
Sénéca is the Executive Vice-President, Security Business Unit.
Prior to his mission as the head of the Security Business Unit he was EVP Europe
for Gemalto, EVP Gemplus EMEA, served as head of the ID & Security Business
Unit, as well as head of Business Development Group.
He joined Gemplus in 1989 and has held several management positions such as
Products Department Director, 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 GemVentures Services Unit, the Management company of Gemplus’ Corporate
Investment fund.
Prior to joining Gemplus, he worked with STMicroelectronics where he held
various positions in the fields of manufacturing, marketing and business
development in Europe and in Asia.
Jacques Sénéca represents Gemalto Group at the Board of Keynectis, a leader in
the field of PKI (Public Key Infrastructure) and has been the Chairman of
Eurosmart (2006-2008), the Brussels based non-profit international organization
representing the smart card industry.
Jacques Sénéca 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, Executive
Vice-President, Chief Financial
Officer
(born in 1954)
Jacques
Tierny is the Chief Financial Officer of Gemalto. Before joining Gemalto in
2007, Jacques was heading the Valuation and Strategic Finance practice at KPMG
Corporate Finance in Paris. In 2003 he joined the retail group Casino as Group
CFO, later becoming Casino’s Executive Deputy General Manager until 2006. Prior
to that he spent 23 years in different finance positions at Michelin in France
and abroad, where he became the Group Deputy CFO. Jacques began his career as a
commodity broker.
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 the Executive Vice-President, in charge of the Telecom Business Unit.
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 23 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 in Telecom and Microelectronics) and from the ESSEC Business School.
