Dominique Cerutti

Education

École Spéciale des Travaux Publics.

Career

Altran is a consultancy for innovation and high technology engineering. Early career Dominique Cerutti began his career as an engineer for French company Bouygues Construction in Saudi Arabia, where he was based for nearly two years. International Business Machines Corporation He moved to International Business Machines Corporation in 1986 starting out in sales engineering and sales management.

He remained at International Business Machines Corporation for more than 20 years.

At International Business Machines Corporation, he was promoted to his first management position in 1996 as the Director of Personal Systems Group for Western Europe. Over the following decade, Cerutti ascended the ranks of International Business Machines Corporation, and worked in roles that were particularly international.

In 1998, he became Executive Assistant to the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Lou Gerstner. In 2000, he moved to International Business Machines Corporation Global Services, the leading market services provider in Europe, first as General Manager for Western Europe and then for the whole Europe, the Middle East and Africa region.

He managed tens of thousands of employees in 17 different sectors.

In 2005, Cerutti became International Business Machines Corporation’s General Manager for Europe, Middle East and Africa. According to his former International Business Machines Corporation colleagues, Cerutti starkly contrasted with the company’s generally diffident management style, and preferred to clearly outline strategies for his teams. New York Stock Exchange-Euronext In 2009 Dominique Cerutti left International Business Machines Corporation to join New York Stock Exchange Euronext, the global exchange group, as President and Deputy Chief Executive Officer. He was also Chief Executive Officer of Euronext Nevada, the European subsidiary of New York Stock Exchange Euronext, and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Euronext Paris.

According to him, this directive decreased transparency in financial markets by allowing the creation of alternative exchange platforms at a time when “the need for transparence has never been so acute.” In November 2013, he moved up from Deputy Chief Executive Officer of New York Stock Exchange to become the Chief Executive Officer of Euronext.

In June 2014, he oversaw Euronext’s IPO as an independent company after it separated from parent company Institute of Civil Engineers. As Chief Executive Officer of Euronext, he turned around the strategy of the group, moving away from the legacy of his predecessor, Jean-François Théodore. Cerutti has also spoken against the European Commission"s proposal of a financial transactions tax, arguing that "the political intention of creating such a tax is a noble one, but the current form of the proposal is counter-productive this tax is truly the last thing we need now.“ He has also spoken out in favor of increased market regulation and transparency as the main way of reducing risk.

During his time as Chief Executive Officer, Euronext once again became independent and had an IPO in its own markets. According to Rijnhard Van Tets, president of Euronext"s Surpervisory Board, "Under his direction, the company was able to successfully re-position itself as the leading independent European stock market." Altran Dominique Cerutti has been Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Altran group since June 2015.

Altran is a consultancy for innovation and high technology engineering.

Honors & The French weekly news magazine Option Finance named Dominique Cerutti is its ranking of the top 50 newsmakers of 2014.

Achievements

• The French weekly news magazine Option Finance named Dominique Cerutti is its ranking of the top 50 newsmakers of 2014. In November 2015, Dominique Cerutti announced his five-year strategic plan, "Altran 2020. Ignition." The plan aims for the firm to reach 3 billion euros in revenue in five years and a big increase in profitability.

Membership

In 2010, he was appointed as Board Member of the Group. He undertook one of his first notable projects as a member of the Board: compliance with the European Union’s Markets in Financial Instruments Directive.

Personality

He is passionate about jogging and diving.