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Alcatel-Lucent appoints Christel Heydemann as Vice President, Human Resources and Transformation

Paris, 15 June, 2011

Alcatel-Lucent announced today the appointment of Christel Heydemann as Vice President, Human Resources and Transformation, succeeding Pierre Barnabé, who after 13 years is leaving Alcatel-Lucent to join SFR as Managing Director Enterprise.

Christel will be a member of the Management Committee. This announcement will be effective on August 22, 2011.

Ben Verwaayen, Alcatel-Lucent CEO said, "Christel is an outstanding Executive, and will bring a tried and tested business perspective to the critical role of people and talent management at the top of Alcatel-Lucent."

He added, "I am delighted for Pierre, he has made an enormous contribution to our company, and we are genuinely pleased that he is joining a company that Alcatel-Lucent has a long history of working with."

Christel Heydemann said, "Alcatel-Lucent is back, the market is in growth, and the retention, development and attraction of talent has never been more important. I am delighted to be joining the Senior Management team at Alcatel-Lucent, in this critical role."

Pierre Barnabé said, "After 13 years, leaving Alcatel-Lucent is a difficult decision, particularly as the company is going from strength to strength."

He added, "SFR have been a customer and client for much of the last decade, and the prospect to join them in this role was an opportunity of a lifetime."

Christel Heydemann is leading the strategic relationship with HP. Before that, she was the leader of the Sales Account Management in Alcatel-Lucent France. Prior to that, she has been holding various managerial positions such as key account manager for SFR and Orange among others. She joined Alcatel-Lucent, in 1999, in the Project finance team of the Chief Financial Office. She began her career as Analyst at the Boston Consulting Group in Paris. She is a graduate of Ecole Polytechnique and the Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées.

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