Frédéric Lalanne (48) joins Alstom Grid-the Group's power transmission sector- as SVP Sales and Marketing. He is a member of the Alstom Grid Management Committee and reports to Alstom Grid President, Grégoire Poux-Guillaume.

Frédéric Lalanne holds a master of Sciences & Technology (1988), a post graduate degree in business administration of Paris' Institut d' Administration des Entreprises (1990) and a master in international politics of Brussels' Free University (1998). He also graduated from France's INSEAD in international management (2001). He has held different managing positions in Pauwels Trafo, based in Belgium and in Indonesia, such as Sales & Marketing Director for Europe (1996-2000), Sales & Marketing Director for Asia-Pacific (2000-2001) and General Manager for Europe - Middle East - Africa (2002-2004). He joined Alstom in 2005 as Managing Director for Alstom Projects India Limited in charge of Alstom Power activities, based in New Delhi. In January 2008 he joined Cegelec where he was appointed President of Worldwide Business, based in Brussels.

About Alstom

Alstom is a global leader in the world of power generation, power transmission and rail infrastructure and sets the benchmark for innovative and environmentally friendly technologies. Alstom builds the fastest train and the highest capacity automated metro in the world, provides turnkey integrated power plant solutions and associated services for a wide variety of energy sources, including hydro, nuclear, gas, coal and wind, and it offers a wide range of solutions for power transmission, with a focus on smart grids. The Group employs 92,000 people in around 100 countries. It had sales of €20 billion and booked close to €22 billion in orders in 2011/12.

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