France telecom mired in employee suicide: appointment of new CEO to get out of trouble

Beijing time February 2 afternoon news, according to foreign media reports, the recent influx of staff suicide in France Telecom finally had the action, announced the appointment of Stefane Richard as CEO, former CEO Didiere Lombardo still retain the chairman of the position, hoping to get rid of the current predicament. Yesterday, France Telecom issued a statement through an email, the new personnel arrangements will be submitted to the Board on February 24, has been approved to enter into force on March 1.　　Richard, a 48-year-old former CEO Lombardo himself, has played an important role in the company since he joined France Telecom last year. Since January 2008, 34 French telecom employees have committed suicide, and unions have blamed France's telecoms restructuring measures, which have led to an increase in staff pressure, the main cause of suicides. The 67-Year-old company's former CEO, Rommel, has made a series of restructuring efforts to compete with rivals including Deutsche Telekom and Vodafone. (Chaya)