Alcatel-Lucent Appoints Vice President of Investor Relations

Alcatel-Lucent has announced that Remi Thomas will join Alcatel-Lucent as vice president, investor relations, responsible for communication with the investment community, including financial analysts, institutional investors and retail shareholders.

Mr Thomas will report to Hubert Pesquidoux, Alcatel-Lucent’s chief financial officer. This appointment becomes effective January 21, 2008.

Since 2005, Mr Thomas has served as deputy research director at CA Cheuvreux. He joined CA Cheuvreux in 1996 as a financial analyst, and has lead the firm’s technology sector (telecom equipment providers, semiconductors, consumer electronics), including Alcatel-Lucent and French telecom operators. Prior to that he focused on the capital goods sector. From 1992 to 1995, Mr Thomas was financial analyst at Cholet Dupont.

Remi Thomas holds a MBA from Warwick University, and is a graduate from the ESC business school in Toulouse, France. He is a member of the French financial analysts’s society.

Hubert Pesquidoux, CFO of Alcatel-Lucent, said: “We are pleased to welcome Remi Thomas, one of the most respected financial analysts covering the telecom industry, to Alcatel-Lucent. Remi’s comprehensive knowledge of our industry combined with his first-hand experience and understanding of the financial community and its needs will be a clear asset for our company.”