McKinsey director named to Télécom Paris board

Telecom Paris, a French Grande École specialized in communications and information technologies, announced the nomination of Eric Labaye, Directeur Général of McKinsey France, to its governing board.

The appointment, the school said, follows the arrival of Citroen’s director general to the board – and signals “the opening of the school to varied economic sectors.” The school has more than 1,200 students, and is a member of ParisTech.

Labaye, 45, has been Directeur Général of McKinsey France since March 2002, and is specialized in the consulting firm’s high technology and telecommunications practice.  et est également membre du Shareholders’ Council de McKinsey. Before joining McKinsey in 1985, he worked with France Telecom. He is a graduate of Ecole Polytechnique and Télécom Paris and has an MBA from INSEAD.