Alcatel changes strategy and president

Alcatel Polska, part of a multinational concern offering telecom and IT solutions, has changed its strategy. The company is to introduce a new organizational structure from this month and has replaced Georges Kuta with Jakub Sagan in the post of president. The company is one of the main suppliers of equipment for domestic fixed line and mobile operators but is to start selling its expertise and services in addition to its current portfolio of products and solutions. These are to be directed at telecom operators which have infrastructure, but need new sources of revenues and profits. Moreover, Alcatel will also attract new clients, such as highway developers and operators. The company has sold its domestic production plant to Kimball Electronics Poland. "This has allowed the factory to develop its own production of electronics especially for the automotive sectors," said Jakub Sagan. (Rzeczpospolita, p. B4) M.M.