Bio:

Michel Paulin spent most of his career in the Tech and Telecom sectors.
He is currently the President « la filière du numérique de confiance » (CSF). An institution which
represents the tech ecosystem players covering software editors, cloud, artificial intelligence,
metaverse, and quantum players).
Three companies have him holding the position of independent Director: one in the quantum field,
one for a datacenter hosting provider, and the last a publisher of B2B billing software.
Previously, during seven years he was the CEO and Director of OVHcloud. During this period,
OVHcloud more than doubled in size, particularly in the US, to become the largest European cloud
provider (over €1 billion in revenue).
An IPO on the Paris stock exchange was completed at the end of 2023.
Previously, he was the CEO of Méditel, and member of the Board Meditel became the secondlargest
telecom operator in Morocco.
He spent 10 years at Neuf Cégétel, where he was CEO and member of the Board This company,
which was listed on the stock market in 2006 before its acquisition by SFR, initially began as a
startup. In 10 years, Neuf Cégétel became France's second-largest fixed-line operator (€3.5 billion
in revenue) through rapid organic growth and also through external growth, acquiring 14 companies
in nine years.
Michel Paulin also spent several years at Groupe Bull, as the VP in charge of the managing network
management and security software BU.
Before that, he participated in numerous assignments in the United States and France at McKinsey
strategy consulting firm and began his career at France Télécom.
Michel Paulin is a graduate of the École Polytechnique and the École Nationale Supérieure des
Télécommunications de Paris, and a member of the Corps des Télécoms.