French IT group Atos said on Tuesday that Philippe Salle, CEO of French real estate and services group Emeria, will become its new chairman with immediate effect and its CEO from February in the latest reshuffle of its top management.

Atos SE named businessman Philippe Salle as its seventh chief executive officer in about three years as the troubled French IT company navigates its way through a restructuring with its creditors.

Atos has hired yet another new CEO, meaning the financially-stricken IT services provider is now onto its seventh chief executive in three years. The French company announced today that Philippe Salle will take over as its CEO and on February 1 next year. He will also hold the role of company chairman, effective immediately.

PORTRAIT - L’ex-PDG du groupe immobilier Emeria (Foncia) devra mener à bien la restructuration et relancer rapidement l’activité.

Le groupe informatique Atos, ex-fleuron de la tech en pleine restructuration, a nommé Philippe Salle président de son conseil d'administration lundi, avant de le voir devenir PDG le 1er février 2025,

L'ex-patron d'Altran et Elior va prendre la direction d'Atos. Il devra « écrire un nouveau chapitre » du long feuilleton du sauvetage du groupe technologique.

French IT company Atos said on Tuesday that Philippe Salle will become its new chairman with immediate effect while also taking over as chief executive from February in its latest top management reshuffle.

Salle will assume his position as CEO from Feb. 1, 2025, while his appointment as chairman of the board of directors is effective immediately.