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Drahi steps down as Altice president, Combes becomes CEO
2016-06-21 08:25:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Altice announced a management reshuffle, in which major shareholder Patrick Drahi will step down as president of the group. CEO Dexter Goei will take over as president, and Michel Combes will become the new CEO of the group. Goei will also head up the US activities as Altice USA CEO, focusing on the integration of the acquired cable operators Suddenlink and Cabelevision. In addition, he remains head of Altice's global M&A activities. Combes, who first joined the company last year as COO, will manage Altice's day-to-day operations and all country CEOs and managers will report to him. He will lead Altice's executive committee and join the board as a director. Drahi will continue to set out the strategic, operational and technological agenda for the group and lead the newly formed Altice Group Advisory Council.
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