Élie Girard has more than 20 years of experience in key leadership positions in tech, digital and business services, with an economic and financial background. Élie is the former CEO of Atos, a global leader in digital services with over 110,000 employees in more than 70 countries. Before becoming the CEO of Atos, Élie was its CFO.

Earlier in his career, he was Global SEVP at Orange in charge of Strategy and Development in the Executive Committee of the Group, an Advisor to the French Ministers of Economy, Finance, Industry and Budget, and an auditor and a consultant at Andersen / EY. He is graduated from Ecole Centrale Paris and Harvard.