François is President of BT International. He has played significant roles within Lucent Technologies such as President Mobility International and President and CEO EMEA. Prior to Lucent, François worked at Ascend Communications, where he had the position of Senior Vice President, International. He has over 18 years’ experience in this industry, including executive positions within IBM, Computervision/Prime and Stratus.

François was also co-founder and Chairman of the Board of Astria, an e-commerce software supplier. He has an extensive knowledge of the International and European sector.

François holds a Master of Science (D.E.A) in Robotics/AI and an E.D.P in Engineering from the Ecole Centrale de Nantes. François is based in Brussels, Belgium.

François has been a member of the Board since March 2003.