Executive Team

Yann Zhang

CEO

As CEO and Board Member of Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise, Yann Zhang provides strategic, financial, and operational leadership, working with the Executive Management Team and Board of Directors. He aims to grow Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise to an impactful company in the industry, creating value for customers, partners and employees. 

He strongly believes in an innovative spirit, integrity, and morality and in leveraging his global team's different styles and skills to drive innovation and build a high-performance corporate culture. 

Yann has over 29 years of experience in the telecommunications and information technology industry with a proven track record in sales, service, R&D, product management and business division leadership. Before becoming CEO, Yann held various Executive Vice President (EVP) roles, the most recent as EVP of Enterprise Business at Nokia Shanghai Bell. Before joining the executive ranks, he held various senior leadership roles in Engineering, Customer Service, Research & Development and Sales. Yann holds an Executive MBA and a Bachelor's Degree in Communication Engineering. 

Rasheed Mohamad

Global Revenue and Operations Officer

Rasheed is an expert international executive with global leadership experience in business transformation at both strategic and operational levels. As the Global Revenue and Operations Officer at Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise, he leads the Global Operations, Business Technology, Quality and ESG teams and is accountable for maximizing revenue generation after booking. Rasheed’s success in transforming operations by delivering the highest level of efficiency and excellent customer satisfaction has been recognized by international awards. A clear vision and a results-oriented approach drive Rasheed as he implements key cross-functional initiatives within the company.

As sponsor of the ALE #GoGreen program, Rasheed is committed to finding new technologies that contribute to protecting our natural capital, building sustainable cities, and limiting global climate change. Rasheed has over 25 years of experience in the telecommunications industry and held various management roles in project management, process & budget management, R&D, supply chain, IT/IS and business operations.

Nicolas Brunel

EVP, Communications Business Division and President of ALE International

As Executive Vice President of the Communications Business Division, Nicolas Brunel leads the strategy and development of digital age communications that enable enterprises to collaborate effectively. Nicolas is also the President of ALE International, the group’s headquarters in France. Since his appointment to this role in March 2019, he has served as company representative, responding to ALE's legal obligations, heading the relationship with employees and Union representatives, as well as promoting the company in France.

Nicolas has vast international experience and is a dynamic public speaker. He is also a member of MEDEF, the leading network of entrepreneurs in France.

Stephan Robineau

EVP, NETWORKS BUSINESS DIVISION AND PRESIDENT OF ALE USA

Stephan Robineau is a seasoned international business executive and board member with global leadership experience in driving strategic growth and business transformation. His Digital Age Networking vision is to help businesses accelerate their digital transformation and bring superior connectivity to people, things and processes.

Throughout his 20+ years in executive positions in networking, Stephan has delivered growth and innovation to transform organizations and processes for business-driven automation, simplification and quality.

Moussa Zaghdoud

EVP, Cloud Communications Business Division

Moussa Zaghdoud is the inventor of Rainbow, the Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise Cloud platform providing Hybrid Collaboration services and CPaaS. As Executive Vice-President of the Cloud Communications Business Division (CCBD), he is responsible for the end-to-end cloud strategy, as well as the solution definition, offer management, and business model definition for the Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise cloud offers.

Prior to joining ALE, Moussa founded two startups that provided cloud call center services and artificial intelligence-based predictive routing services to enterprises. Moussa is the Chairman of Sipwise and Advisory Board member in different companies.

Marc Blecken

EVP, Finance

As Executive Vice President of Finance in Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise, Marc Blecken manages the company’s finance functions – from controlling to accounting, treasury, tax, reporting as well as mergers and acquisitions. He leads ALE’s financial operations with a cooperative and agile approach.

Marc is an enthusiastic leader with over 20 years of international finance experience in leadership roles across Germany, France and the United States. He was instrumental in the setup of ALE as a stand-alone company after the spin-off from Alcatel-Lucent (now part of Nokia), and has since helped to shape the ALE Finance organization with a focus on digital transformation, addressing customer needs and to support sustainable growth.

Sandrine El Khodry

EVP, GLOBAL SALES AND MARKETING

Sandrine M. El Khodry is a senior executive with over three decades of experience in the ICT and telecommunications sectors. As Executive Vice President Global Sales & Marketing at Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise, she oversees worldwide strategic growth, transformation, and market expansion.

Her career path reflects deep operational and leadership expertise, shaped by key roles at Airbus, British Telecom, and euNetworks, where she led complex business initiatives and managed large-scale, multicultural teams. Known for her ability to drive sustainable growth and lead through change, Sandrine brings together strategic clarity, market insight, and an empowering leadership style.

Sandrine is a people person; she believes that nobody succeeds alone, and it is all about teamwork. “When the team is aligned, we can always make the impossible possible, the sky is the limit.” Sandrine strongly advocates for inclusive leadership, actively mentoring and supporting future leaders across the industry. Her career is marked by results and the relationships, values, and impact she leaves behind.