Atos Appoints Alain Crozier as Independent Director to Board

Atos Appoints Alain Crozier as Independent Director to Board

(IN BRIEF) Atos, amid its ongoing transformation, appoints Mr. Alain Crozier as a new independent director to its Board of Directors until the Annual General Meeting in 2024. With over 30 years of experience in managing and developing international technology companies, Crozier’s expertise, including his tenure at Microsoft and current role as Senior Advisor at Seven2 (ex Apax Partners), is expected to enrich the Board’s capabilities. Crozier’s career spans significant leadership roles at Microsoft, where he contributed to the company’s global operations, sales, and transformation strategies, making him a valuable addition to Atos during its evolution.

(PRESS RELEASE) PARIS, 3-Apr-2024 — /EuropaWire/ — Atos today announces the nomination of a new Director to strengthen its Board of Directors during the company’s transformation period.

At its meeting held on April 2, 2024, the Board approved, upon the recommendation of the Nomination and Governance Committee, the cooptation of Mr. Alain Crozier as a new independent director for the remainder of Mr. Carlo d’Asaro Biondo’s term of office, i.e., until the Annual General Meeting to be held in 2024.

Mr. Alain Crozier is Senior advisor at Seven2 (ex Apax Partners). His experience of more than 30 years in the management and development of international technology companies will bring additional expertise to the Board of Directors as the Group continues to progress on its transformation journey.

About Alain Crozier

Alain Crozier began his career at Peat Marwick Consultants (now KPMG) before moving to Lesieur Alimentaire (ERIDANIA BEGHIN SAY GROUP), where he played a crucial role in the company’s restructuring.

Alain Crozier joined the Microsoft group in 1994 and held various leadership positions for almost 30 years. Former Chairman and CEO of Microsoft Greater China, President of Microsoft France, he was also CFO of Microsoft’s Global Sales, Marketing, Services, and Operations. He has led global and large-scale outsourcing and transformation of Microsoft’s sales, finance, HR, and operations, as well as the repositioning of the China business, around new growth engines: digital natives, go global and global strategic partnerships.

In 2022, Alain Crozier joined Seven2 (ex Apax Partners) as a Senior Advisor in the Tech & Telecom sector with the aim to help create foundations of sustainable growth and accelerate value creation.

Alain Crozier is a graduate of the Institut Supérieur de Gestion and Université Claude Bernard (Lyon).

About Atos

Atos is a global leader in digital transformation with c. 95,000 employees and annual revenue of c. € 11 billion. European number one in cybersecurity, cloud and high-performance computing, the Group provides tailored end-to-end solutions for all industries in 69 countries. A pioneer in decarbonization services and products, Atos is committed to a secure and decarbonized digital for its clients. Atos is a SE (Societas Europaea), and listed on Euronext Paris.

The purpose of Atos is to help design the future of the information space. Its expertise and services support the development of knowledge, education and research in a multicultural approach and contribute to the development of scientific and technological excellence. Across the world, the Group enables its customers and employees, and members of societies at large to live, work and develop sustainably, in a safe and secure information space.

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SOURCE: Atos