Alcatel announce changes to board

Alcatel announced today that Jean-Pierre Halbron, President of Alcatel and a member of the Board of Directors, will retire on December 31, 2002.

He has served Alcatel as CFO initially and then in his current position. Halbron will continue to serve on Alcatel's Board.

Philippe Germond, formerly with Vivendi Universal, will join Alcatel as President and COO. He will assume his responsibilities January 1, 2003 and will be proposed to join the Board of Alcatel as a Director.

Alcatel's Executive Committee membership and responsibilities remain unchanged. The Executive Committee will be headed by :

- Serge Tchuruk, Chairman & CEO

- Philippe Germond, President & COO

- Mike Quigley, appointed Senior Executive Vice President

- Jean-Pascal Beaufret, CFO.

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