Christel Heydemann has been Chief Executive Officer of the Orange Group since April 2022, after serving as a member of the Board of Directors from July 2017.
She began her career at Alcatel in 1999, where she held various management positions, including during the merger between Alcatel and Lucent. In 2008, she was appointed Chief Commercial Officer for France and joined the Executive Committee of Alcatel-Lucent France. In 2011, she headed up Human Resources and Transformation for the group.
In 2014, Christel Heydemann joined Schneider Electric. In 2017, she was appointed Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Schneider Electric France. In 2021, she took on the role of Executive Vice President, Europe Operations.
A graduate of École Polytechnique and École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées, Christel Heydemann is actively committed to promoting diversity and innovation, particularly in encouraging women to pursue careers in science and technology. Christel Heydemann is an Officer of the French National Order of Merit and a Knight of the French Legion of Honor. She is a French national.
