Didier Lombard Chairman and Chief Executive Officer France Telecom Group

Mr. Lombard joined France Telecom as senior executive vice president in charge of technologies, strategic partnerships, and new usages. He is member of the Supervisory Board of Radiall and ST Microelectronics. Mr. Lombard is also a director of Orange, Thomson, and Thales. He is a graduate of the Ecole Polytechnique and of the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Telecommunications.

Francois Loos Minister Delegate for Industry France

Mr. Loos was appointed to his role in June 2005, following a term as minister delegate for foreign trade from June 2002 to May 2005. He was minister delegate for higher education and research in the first Raffarin government. He is a founding member of the political bureau of the UMP, a right-wing political party. Mr. Loos is a graduate from the Ecole Polytechnique with an engineering diploma from the Ecole des Mines. He also holds a postgraduate diploma in mathematics.