Orange Group: Vincent Benoît, has left the Orange Group: stakes and opportunity.

Pending to discover the real motivation of its resignation, Vincent Benoît, has left the Orange Group. He has been replaced by Arnaud Castille previously served as a Director in the M&A Department at the Vivendi Group, a position he took in 2012.

It remain clear that, based on the recent financial results, Orange Group meets a lot difficulties to innovate and satisfy its shareholders and realize cutting-edge acquisition for its development.  
Regarding the new appointed, Arnaud Castille, born in 1972, holds a Master's degree in corporate finance from Paris

Dauphine University and is a graduate of the INSEAD International Executive Programme.

Connectikpeople may also recall that, having started his career as an auditor with Ernst & Young, Arnaud joined Bouygues as Director of Finance and Administration for a construction services business unit and before taking on a role as Account Manager at consulting firm CSC Peat Marwick.

In 2001, he joined Vivendi as Director of Management Control for its subsidiary Maroc Telecom. He transferred to Vivendi headquarters as Vice President of the Strategy Department in 2005, before returning to Maroc Telecom as Chief Financial Officer and a member of the Management Board from 2006-2012.

About Orange

Orange is one of the world’s leading telecommunications operators with sales of 43.5 billion euros in 2012 and has 168,000 employees worldwide at 30 June 2013, including 103,000 employees in France. Present in 32 countries, the Group has a total customer base of more than 231 million customers at 30 June 2013, including 174 million mobile customers and 15 million fixed broadband customers worldwide. Orange is also a leading provider of global IT and telecommunication services to multinational companies, under the brand Orange Business Services.

Orange is listed on the NYSE Euronext Paris (symbol ORA) and on the New York Stock Exchange (symbol ORAN).