Alcatel and Lucent name integration team
By Stuart Corner
Sunday, 07 May 2006 19:23
Alcatel & Lucent agree to merge
Alcatel and Lucent Technologies have named the key members of the team that will lead the integration and transition planning in preparation for their merger, announced in April.
Christian Reinaudo was last week named as Alcatel's leader for the project as executive vice president, Program Office. Janet Davidson, chief strategy officer of Lucent Technologies, has now been named the integration leader for Lucent Technologies as EVP Integration Program Office.
In addition to Reinaudo, the members representing Alcatel are Mike Quigley, Alcatel's president and chief operating officer, Jean-Pascal Beaufret, Alcatel's chief financial officer. The other members representing Lucent Technologies are Frank D'Amelio, Lucent's chief operating officer and John Kritzmacher, Lucent's chief financial officer.
Serge Tchuruk, Alcatel's Chairman and CEO, and Patricia Russo, Lucent Technologies' chairman and CEO, will co-chair the overall integration process, make final decisions and ensure reporting to their respective board of directors.
The joint Integration Team will consist of an Integration Program Office, dedicated Work Groups, and a Steering Council. The Integration Program Office will be responsible for the overall project planning, schedule, and results. The Work Groups will be responsible for the detailed integration and transition plans for their functional areas consistent with overall project goals and objectives, including synergy realisation. The Steering Council will supervise the integration planning efforts to ensure that all project objectives and goals are met, including expected synergies.
