French IT consulting group Atos has chosen its young finance chief Elie Girard to lead the company after CEO Thierry Breton was put forward as a candidate for France’s next EU commissioner. Girard, 40, will succeed Breton from Nov. 1, the board said, in a move welcomed by investors. Appointed CFO four years ago, Girard is a former executive at French telecoms group Orange and was groomed by Breton to succeed him in the top job. …read more
Source:: Yahoo Finance
