RNS Number:4944H
Orange S.A.
14 February 2003



SOLOMON TRUJILLO APPOINTED CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF ORANGE S.A.



London, Paris, 13 February 2003. ORANGE announces that its Board of Directors
met on February 13 and has adopted the recommendation of its nomination
committee to select Solomon Trujillo, 51, American, as Chief Executive Officer
of Orange SA to replace Jean Francois Pontal who resigned last December. The
nomination will be effective March 3, 2003.

Solomon Trujillo, a successful senior executive of the telecommunication
industry has been member of the Orange Board since 2001.  Following his MBA from
the University of Wyoming in 1974, he began his professional career at Mountain
Bell Telephone. He was appointed President and CEO of USWest in 1995 and
Chairman in 1999. He retired from this position in June 2000 when the merger
between USWest and Qwest Communications was completed. He has been on the
Chairman's Council at Alcatel SA since 2000. He serves on the Board of Directors
of Pepsi Co; Target Stores and Gannet. Solomon will be based in London and
Paris.

Thierry Breton, Chairman of France Telecom and Orange said:  I am particularly
delighted with this choice. I know personally Sol for many years as a great
manager and a recognized leader of the telecommunication industry. Sol accepted
to fully dedicate himself to the Orange future bringing his operational and
innovation skills as well as a broad management expertise. In the interest of
Orange shareholders and customers I know I can count on him, with the Orange
people and management team, to bring the Orange brand and vision to another
level and fully exploit the synergies between Orange and France Telecom".

Wilfried Verstraete, Chief Financial Officer of Wanadoo is appointed Chief
Financial Officer of Orange replacing as of March 3, Simon Duffy who expressed
his wish to pursue other career opportunities. Wilfried, a Belgian national,
will join the Board of Orange on that date.

In addition, the Board of Directors nominated David Hobley as independent
Director to replace Richard Lapthorne, who has resigned from the Board of Orange
as of January 22, 2003 after having accepted the role of Chairman of Cable &
Wireless plc. Mr. Hobley, 56, a British national and a former Managing Director
at Warburg, is Managing Director at Deutsche Bank in London. He will bring to
the Orange Board his broad financial and international business experience.



For further information, please contact:


France Telecom
Bruno Janet                                                   + 33 1 44 44 88 71
Senior Vice President Group Corporate Information
Nilou Ducastel                                                + 33 1 44 44 93 93
Group Press Director France Telecom

Orange Media Centre
Denise Lewis
Group Director of Corporate Affairs                        + 44 (0) 20 7984 2000
Niamh Byrne
Group Head of Global Media Relations                       + 44 (0) 7977 002 811




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