Olivier Beaudet

Chief Operating Officer, Claranet Group

Olivier received a Master of Science in Computer Sciences from EPITA, Paris in 1993, and his MBA in 2005 from ESCP-EAP, Paris. He then went on to work with Havas as multimedia developer and project manager and was part of the development team that launched Havas On Line in 1996, the first French low-cost ISP. In 1997 he founded Artful, a managed applications company and for the next 10 years was the CEO. Artful was acquired by Claranet in 2005 and in March of 2007 he became COO of Claranet. In October 2009, Olivier became Claranet France managing Director.