Thomas Reynaud
Deputy CEO, Iliad
Thomas Reynaud is the Deputy CEO of Iliad, the 3rd French telecom operator with over 20 million subscribers. For the past 11 years Thomas has been supporting Iliad in its role as the ‘maverick’ of the French Telecom sector. His role was to structure the Group’s growth by progressing not only from 4 million subscribers to 20 million in 2017, but also from 2 000 employees in 2007 to over 9 500 today. Thomas joined Iliad in 2007 as Head of Business Development and member of the Board of Director, and then became Chief Financial Officer of the Group on January 1, 2008. He was appointed Deputy CEO of Iliad on March 18, 2010.
Before Iliad, Thomas began his career in New York in 1997 working on debt-structuring. He then became Managing Director in charge of the Telecoms, Media and Technology sector at Société Générale, where he advised European Companies with regards to their development. He has acted as an advisor to the Iliad Group since 2003, notably for the Group’s IPO in 2004 and convertible bond issue in 2006.
In his spare time, Thomas supports Scholavie for Positive Education and is on the board of the Fondation Mozaïk that fights for diversity and equal chances in France. He is also a partner of Tomato-n-co, a revolutionary organic vegetable garden concept for individuals and restaurants. Thomas enjoys participating in mountain bike races, kite surfing and even running a marathon from time to time.
Thomas Reynaud graduated from HEC and New York University.