Alcatel-Lucent announced today the appointment of Stephen A Carter to the newly created position of Chief Marketing, Strategy & Communication Officer. Stephen A Carter, who will sit on the Alcatel-Lucent Management Committee, will have global responsibility for Marketing, Strategy and Communications.
Stephen A Carter brings a wealth of relevant senior experience to this role and will be the latest addition to the strengthened Executive Team put in place at Alcatel-Lucent since the arrival of Philippe Camus (Chairman) and Ben Verwaayen (CEO) in 2008.
Ben Verwaayen, CEO of Alcatel-Lucent, said: “A vital next step for our company is to transform our marketing and bring the Alcatel-Lucent strategy to life for our customers and for the market. I am delighted to welcome Stephen to the Executive Team, and know he will bring the leadership needed in these key areas.”
Stephen A Carter said: “Alcatel-Lucent is a company on the move, in a sector experiencing rapid change with leadership committed to meeting that change head on.” He added: “I am delighted to be joining Ben Verwaayen's team and the Alcatel-Lucent company.”
Stephen A Carter will be based in the company's headquarters in Paris, and will take up the position in April 2010.
Most recently, Stephen A Carter served as the Minister in the UK Government for the Communications, Technology & Broadcasting Sector, where he was the author of the Digital Britain Report, and the follow on Digital Economy Bill.
Including:
* The Group Chief Executive of Brunswick LLP
* The founding Chief Executive of Ofcom (the UK Communications Regulator)
* Managing Director of NTL UK & Ireland
* Managing Director & Chief Executive of J Walter Thompson UK
He is a Past Chairman of the Marketing Group of Great Britain, and has served on the Board of a number of companies. He is currently Chairman of the Board of Governors at the Ashridge Business School.
He is a law graduate from Aberdeen University, and also completed the HBS AMP.
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