Orange Announces Leadership Shift: Yasser Shaker to Lead MEA

Orange  announces changes within the Group’s Executive Committee.

Jérôme Hénique, currently Executive Vice President, CEO of Orange Middle East and Africa, is appointed Executive Vice President, CEO of Orange France, effective from 1 June 2025. He will remain a member of the Group Executive Committee and report to Christel Heydemann, CEO of the Orange group.
He will also join the Board of Directors of Orange Middle East and Africa (Orange MEA) on the same date.

Jérôme Hénique will succeed Jean-François Fallacher, who has decided to take on new responsibilities outside the Orange group by joining Eutelsat Group, where he has just been appointed CEO.

Yasser Shaker, currently CEO of Orange Egypt, is appointed Executive Vice President, CEO of Orange Middle East and Africa, effective from 1 July 2025, in agreement with the Board of Directors of Orange MEA. He will join the Group’s Executive Committee and report to Christel Heydemann.

I would like to thank Jean-François Fallacher for his unwavering commitment throughout his career at Orange. More recently, I would like to underline the essential role he played in the creation of MasOrange and the implementation of the Lead the Future strategy in France. On behalf of all the teams, I warmly thank him and wish him much success in his new position. I have complete confidence in Jérôme Hénique – who knows the Group perfectly and has successfully developed the Africa-Middle East region – to lead and grow Orange France’s activities. I am also delighted with the appointment of Yasser Shaker as CEO of Orange Middle East and Africa. His extensive experience and deep knowledge of the region will be essential for continuing our growth momentum.

– Christel Heydemann, CEO, Orange group