ORANGE MARINE
DIDIER DILLARD TITLE : CEO COMPANY : ORANGE MARINE INDUSTRY : CABLE INSTALLATION & REPAIR
Creating a global network Although cables have impressive longevity , cable installation and cable repairs need vessels and these impressive nautical creations require fuel – for the time being , it ’ s an occupational reality . At Orange Marine , however , the company has a strategy to make the running of its fleet as sustainable as humanly possible .
Didier says : “ We have made sure that we use low-sulphur fuel , while also
“ These cables are designed to last at least 25 years . They are robust , efficient , don ' t melt and , at the end of their operational usage , we can easily recover them . So , the cable by itself is already environmentally friendly ”
DIDIER DILLARD CEO , ORANGE MARINE
EXECUTIVE BIO
Didier
Dillard is an experienced executive in the telecom industry , who spent most of his career within the Orange group , formerly known as France Telecom and several years in the wholesale team of the American operator Sprint . He started his career in France Telecom submarine cable division moving from project manager for new systems , engineer in charge of installation projects onboard cable ships and finally director of marine operations . He held then several management positions in marketing , commercial and regulatory affairs in New York , Kansas City and Paris .
He was appointed President of FT Marine SAS ( commercial name : Orange Marine ) and President of Elettra Tlc on January 2018 . Orange Marine and Elettra are subsidiaries of the Orange group dedicated to installation and maintenance of submarine cables through their own fleet of cable ships .
Didier Dillard graduated from the Ecole Polytechnique ( Paris ), he holds a MS in Telecommunications Engineering and a MBA from Columbia University ( New York ).
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