Vivendi

Member of the Management Board

Morrocan citizen

Business address

Expertise and experience

Born on April 20, 1955, Mr. Abdeslam Ahizoune holds an engineering degree from Telecom ParisTech (1977). He has been Chairman of the Maroc Telecom Management Board since February 2001 and was appointed as a member of the Vivendi Management Board on April 28, 2005. Since late 2008, he has been Chairman of the Moroccan Association of Telecom Professionals (MATI). Until January 2010, he was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Medi1Sat, the Moroccan channel now called Medi 1 TV, where he remains a Director.
Mr. Ahizoune served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Maroc Telecom from 1998 to 2001. He held the positions of Minister of Telecommunications from 1997 to 1998 and Managing Director of the Office National des Postes et Télécommunications (ONPT) from February 1995 to August 1997, Minister of Postal and Telecommunications Services and Managing Director of the ONPT from August 1992 to February 1995 and Director of Telecommunications in the Ministry of Postal and Telecommunications Services from 1983 to 1992. Since late 2006, he has been President of the Royal Moroccan Athletic Federation.

Positions currently held

Maroc Telecom Group
Maroc Telecom (Morocco), Chairman of the Management Board

Other positions and functions

Axa Assurance Maroc (Morocco), Director
Holcim SA (Morocco), Director
Medi 1 TV (formerly Medi 1 Sat) (Morocco), DirectorRoyal Moroccan _ Federation of Athletics (Morocco), Chairman
Lalla Salma Association Against Cancer (Morocco), Member of the Board of Directors
Mohammed V Foundation for Solidarity (Morocco), Member of the Board of Directors
Mohammed VI Foundation for the Environment (Morocco), Member of the Board of Directors
Al Akhawayne University (Morocco), Director Moroccan Association of Telecom Professionals (MATI)

Positions previously held that expired during the last five years

CMC SA (Mauritania), Chairman of the Board of Directors
Mauritel SA (Mauritania), Permanent representative of Maroc Telecom, Director
Mauritel Mobiles (Mauritania), Director
Onatel (Burkina Faso), Director
Mobisud SA (France), Chairman of the Board of Directors
Gabon Telecom (Gabon), Director
Medi1Sat (Morocco), Chairman-Chief Executive Officer
Association du Club Entreprendre, Chairman