The President of the Senate, Gérard Larcher, has appointed Marie-Christine Servant to the Arcep Executive Board, as of 16 February 2024.
A telecoms engineer by training, Marie-Christine SERVANT joined the firm Transpac in 1993 to take part in the deployment of its European subsidiaries, at a time when the data transmission business was being opened up to competition. In 1998 she was put in charge of implementing interconnection agreements for WorldCom France (later Verizon), and participated in the rollout of the first dial-up internet access solutions. After a stint with La Poste, where she was the Director of the plan to overhaul registered letter processes and underlying IS, in 2006 she joined the Banque des Territoires to assist local authorities in the Ile-de-France region with their digital development projects. She also headed up the Yvelines Departmental Council’s Digital Task Force from 2012 to 2014, as well as the Société du Grand Paris Digital Task Force from 2019 to 2023.
Marie-Christine Servant will be replacing Joëlle Cottenye, a member of the Arcep Executive Board since February 2018. Arcep extends its sincerest thanks to Joëlle Cottenye for her major contribution to the Authority’s work.
The Arcep Executive Board is composed of seven members: Laure de La Raudière (Chair), Maya Bacache, Emmanuel Gabla, Sarah Jacquier Pelissier, François Lions, Xavier Merlin and Marie-Christine Servant. Three of them, including the Chair, are appointed by the President of the Republic. The other four are appointed, respectively, by the President of the National Assembly and the President of the Senate. Appointed for a period of six years, Board members’ term of office is irrevocable and non-renewable.