Executive appointments at OpenAI and Orange in France

Laureline Serieys has been appointed to lead OpenAI’s activities in France and Southern Europe, effective November 9. Based in the Paris office, she will focus on developing relationships with users, corporate clients, developers, and institutions. Serieys previously held leadership roles at Uber France, Crédit Agricole Consumer Finance, and Google.

Separately, Sophie Claude has been named the new Director for Orange in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. With 20 years of experience at Orange in cybersecurity and connectivity innovation, Claude will oversee a regional presence that includes over 7,500 employees and supports approximately 31,000 jobs through direct and indirect employment. She will also manage the ongoing industrial transition from copper networks to fiber optics.