Jean-Yves Charlier
Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Promethean
A Belgian national, Jean Yves was born in 1963 and received a Bachelor of Arts degree, with summa cum laude achievement, from the American College in Paris as well as a master in business administration degree from the Wharton Business School.
He started his career at Wang in sales in 1987 and left in 1996, having been Vice-President of its Network Integration Business, based in London, to join Equant, the global telecoms network services business, ultimately becoming President, Markets & Sales. From Equant, Jean-Yves was recruited by BT to be Chief of Operations of BT Global Services, responsible for all BT’s operations in Continental Europe. In 2004, he joined Fidelity International, which appointed him as Chief Executive Officer of COLT Telecom plc, the alternative business telecommunications company in which Fidelity holds a majority stake. Having led the turn-around of COLT Telecom plc from losses of €200 million into profit and strengthened the business with a €450 million equity offer, Jean-Yves handed over the chief executive reins and returned to Fidelity International as a Managing Director.
Jean-Yves is married with three children and lives in London. He has held main Board positions with several companies including COLT Telecoms plc, and Radianz, a Reuters joint venture.
