OVH Group, one of the largest hosting providers in the world with headquarters in France, 700,000 customers worldwide, announced the appointment of Laurent Allard as CEO. Mr. Allard joins the company CGI Group Inc., where he was CTO.
The arrival of Laurent Allard is part of the strategy that OVH Group launched several years ago to become a world reference for Digital as a service. Mr. Allard has CGI Group Inc., a Canadian multinational technology information and outsourcing services company, where he was CTO. CGI is included in the Forbes Global 00 of the largest public companies in the world. Previously, he worked as CIO for Logica and AXA Tech.
"We need to grow, and we must change the way we operate to meet new challenges," said Laurent Allard.
" to become a leader in the digital as a service, you must be a pioneer in your industry, the benchmark for innovation and capable of undertaking and supporting corporate business plans long term, "said Laurent Allard ." OVH is one of the most exciting entrepreneurial ventures around, and I am particularly proud to have been chosen to take the business further forward . "
Octave Klaba, former CEO and founder of OVH Group, will be the new CTO of OVH and also Chairman of the Board.
" We need to grow, and we must change the way we work to meet new challenges, "added Allard M .. . "I will especially focus on bringing energy and business experience to play in achieving our vision. Octave Klaba will write the score and I will be the conductor. Today, there are 1000 people in our band; there will be many more in the future. "
New Business Models
OVH, founded in 1999, growing by nearly 30% per year and will soon rely on 1000 members staff . His goal now is to adapt to new challenges as scanning requires companies. the 'as a service' standards associated with innovative business models are shaking the world economy, with the sudden appearance of new opportunities and new leaders.
"Laurent Allard's what OVH Group must write the next chapter of its history," said Octave Klaba.
OVH must quickly adapt to this new environment, and therefore wants to strengthen and redeploy its full range of tools and digital services to meet the needs of all economic actors in the digital domain, designers, startups and public institutions to large global companies undergoing change, and at the same time, promote the emergence of new ideas.
to achieve this objective, the company must improve both its innovation and its R & D activity , and significantly grow and transform its people and their skills.
"Laurent is a true leader with proven managerial skills. It is visionary and able to get people to work together in harmony. It is exactly what OVH group will write the next chapter of his history, "said Octave Klaba .
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