Management

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Chief Executive Officer

Senior Management

 

Gemalto's Chief Executive Officer

Olivier Piou, Chief Executive Officer
(born in 1958)

Olivier Piou is CEO of Gemalto since its creation in 2006. Previously he was CEO of Axalto (subsequently renamed Gemalto after the merger with Gemplus) from 2004-2006. In May 2004, he successfully introduced Axalto, at that time a division of Schlumberger Limited, to the stock market through an IPO. He joined Schlumberger in 1981 as a production engineer, and held numerous management positions across technology, marketing and operations in France and in the United States. He is a graduate from the Ecole Centrale de Lyon.
Olivier Piou is in addition a member of the board of INRIA (‘Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique’), the French national institute for research in computer science and control. From 2003-2006 he was President of Eurosmart, the international non-profit association based in Brussels, which represents the chip card industry.

 

Senior Management

Paul Beverly, Executive Vice-President,  Corporate Marketing & President North America
(born in 1962)

Paul Beverly began his career as a Marketing Manager within the Schlumberger group. Over the course of his 19 years within Schlumberger, he held various management positions in operations, marketing and sales in North America and in France. From 1999 to 2003, he was Vice-President in Test& Transactions for Schlumberger in North America, while also serving as Chairman of the Smart Card Alliance. Paul Beverly was President of the Americas from April 2003 until June 2006.
Paul Beverly holds Business and Economics degrees from Auburn University and the Management Program at Harvard University.
 

Philippe Cabanettes, Executive Vice-President, Human Resources
(born in 1955)

Philippe Cabanettes worked with Schlumberger for 23 years and has held different positions of worldwide responsibility for human resources in the petroleum, industrial and services sectors in France, Italy and the USA. From 1997 to 2001, he was Director of Personnel of the Resources Management Services division of Schlumberger. In May 2001, he became the Director of Personnel of Schlumberger’s Volume Products business. In May 2004, he became Vice President Human Resources for Axalto.
Philippe Cabanettes is a graduate from Institut d’Etudes Politiques in Paris (Sciences-Po) and holds a Masters in Economics from Université de Paris X.
 

Philippe Cambriel, Executive Vice-President, Secure Transactions
(born in 1958)

Philippe Cambriel began his career at Aerospatiale in 1983. From 1989 to 1996, he held various sales and marketing positions at Compaq in France and in Germany. From 1996 to 1998, he was General Manager for IPC in France before managing the PC and Intel server unit of Bull. In 1998 he was appointed Chief Officer, sales and marketing at Bull CP8. From 2001 to 2003, Philippe Cambriel was Vice-President of Schlumberger’s e-Transaction Cards business. In April 2003, he was appointed President of Schlumberger’s Smart Cards business for Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
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 was admitted to the Bar in Paris where he began his career in law firms in 1974. From 1981 to 1996, he held positions within the Legal Departments of Société Métallurgique Le Nickel-SLN, Schlumberger group, Pinault Printemps Redoute group and Carnaud-Metalbox. He subsequently served as General Counsel of Synthélabo, Deputy General Counsel of Sanofi-Synthélabo and General Counsel of Rexel. He joined Gemalto in June 2005.
Jean-Pierre Charlet holds a “Maîtrise” 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 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. 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. From 2001 to 2002, he was the Vice-President in charge of marketing and product development for Schlumberger. In January 2003, Claude Dahan became Vice-President of Schlumberger’s Smart Cards business.
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 and Ventures, Mergers and Acquisitions
(born in 1962)

Martin McCourt is 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, including the Asia Pacific, Greater China, Japan and Korea. 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 andM&Aand was Vice President of Corning Cable System’s worldwide Project Services business. He is a founding Board Member of the European Fiber to the Home Council and a Director of Applied Opto-tech (Irl).
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)

Having joined Schlumberger in 1983 as a project engineer, Christophe Pagezy held various operational, technical and business positions in France and Italy within that company until 2001. Between 2001 and 2002, he was business development manager for Schlumberger’s Volume Products and Global Market Segments business. In June 2002, he became Vice-President of
Schlumberger’s Terminals division and in May 2004 Vice-President Business Development in charge of Mergers and Acquisitions and of the POS Terminal division of Axalto.
Christophe Pagezy is a graduate from the Ecole Supérieure d’Electricité (Supelec) and from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
 

Jacques Seneca, Executive Vice-President, Security Business Unit
(born in 1959)

Jacques Seneca is Executive Vice-President, Security Business Unit.  Previously, he was in charge of Gemalto’s European operations. Prior to these appointments, he served as head of the ID & Security Business Unit, as well as head of Business Development Unit. Jacques Seneca joined Gemplus in 1989 as Project Manager. He has held several management positions such as Products Department Manager, 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 Gemplus’ GemVentures Services Unit. He was also a member of the Gemplus Executive Committee. Prior to joining Gemplus, he worked with STMicroelectronics where he held various positions in the fields of manufacturing, marketing and business development.
Jacques Seneca 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, Chief Financial Officer
(born in 1954)

Jacques Tierny began his career as a trader. He then spent 23 years in different finance positions at Michelin in France and abroad, where he became the Group Deputy CFO. In 2003 he joined the retail group Casino as Group CFO, later becoming Casino’s Executive Deputy General Manager. Since January 2007, Jacques Tierny was heading the Valuation and Strategic Finance practice at KPMG Corporate Finance in Paris.
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 oversees the strategy and new product development and introductions for the Telecommunication businesses.  Prior to this appointment, he served as Gemplus’ Executive Vice-President, Telecom Business Unit. He also served as Vice-President Marketing of Gemplus’Telecom Business Unit from May 2001 to February 2002. He was previously based in Singapore as Executive Vice-President of Gemplus Technologies Asia, and headed the marketing and development activities and professional services operations of Gemplus Asia Pacific. Philippe Vallée has 15 years of experience in the chip card industry and has served in various marketing, product management and sales capacities within Gemplus. Prior to joining Gemplus, he served as product manager on the first generation of GSM mobile phones for Matra Communications (now Lagardère Group) in France between 1989 and 1992.
Philippe Vallée has a Bachelor’s degree in Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering and a Master of Science in Marketing Management from ESSEC.

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