02. Mar 2010
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France: New comms role for former UK minister
Alcatel-Lucent announced today the appointment of Stephen A. Carter to the newly created position of Chief Marketing, Strategy & Communication Officer. He will sit on the Alcatel-Lucent management committee and will have global responsibility for marketing, strategy and communications. He will be based in the company’s headquarters in Paris, and will take up the position in April.
Carter's most recent role was as minister in the UK Government for the communications, technology and broadcasting sector, where he was the author of the Digital Britain Report, and the follow-on Digital Economy Bill.
Prior to that he held a variety of senior executive roles in the media and telecommunications industry, including the Group Chief Executive of Brunswick LLPand the founding Chief Executive of the UK communications regulator, Ofcom.
