OVH-Founder Octave Klaba Appoints Michel Paulin as CEO of OVH Group

📅 August 30, 2018 - "I am delighted to work with Octave; everyone knows his vision, his entrepreneurial strength and his great humanity," said Michel Paulin (left), on the right: Octave Klaba.

Octave Klaba, CTO/CEO and founder of OVH Group, one of the world's largest cloud and web hosting companies – of French origin, has appointed Michel Paulin as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the OVH Group. Michel Paulin will lead the execution of OVH's "Smart Cloud" strategic plan, which aims to consolidate OVH's role as an "alternative" leader in cloud.

Michel Paulin has spent most of his career in the IT, telecoms and Internet industries. He was CEO of Neuf Cegetel, for which he led the IPO, Méditel (now Orange [...][... Check source for end of article ...]

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