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Paris, France - June 14, 2011

Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) announced today the appointment of Christel Heydemann as Vice President, Human Resources and Transformation, succeeding Pierre Barnabé, who after 13 years is leaving Alcatel-Lucent to join SFR as Managing Director Enterprise.
Christel will be a member of the Management Committee.

This announcement will be effective on August 22, 2011.

Ben Verwaayen, Alcatel-Lucent CEO Courtesy of Alcatel-Lucent

Ben Verwaayen, Alcatel-Lucent CEO said,
"Christel is an outstanding Executive, and will bring a tried and tested business perspective to the critical role of people and talent management at the top of Alcatel-Lucent."
He added,
"I am delighted for Pierre, he has made an enormous contribution to our company, and we are genuinely pleased that he is joining a company that Alcatel-Lucent has a long history of working with."

Christel Heydemann Courtesy of Alcatel-Lucent

Christel Heydemann said,
"Alcatel-Lucent is back, the market is in growth, and the retention, development and attraction of talent has never been more important. I am delighted to be joining the Senior Management team at Alcatel-Lucent, in this critical role."

Pierre Barnabé Courtesy of Alcatel-Lucent

Pierre Barnabé said,
"After 13 years, leaving Alcatel-Lucent is a difficult decision, particularly as the company is going from strength to strength."
He added,
"SFR have been a customer and client for much of the last decade, and the prospect to join them in this role was an opportunity of a lifetime."

Christel Heydemann is leading the strategic relationship with HP.
Before that, she was the leader of the Sales Account Management in Alcatel-Lucent France.

Prior to that, she has been holding various managerial positions such as key account manager for SFR and Orange among others.

She joined Alcatel-Lucent, in 1999, in the Project finance team of the Chief Financial Office.

She began her career as Analyst at the Boston Consulting Group in Paris.

She is a graduate of Ecole Polytechnique and the Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées.


About Alcatel-Lucent

Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU)
The long-trusted partner of service providers, enterprises, strategic industries and governments around the world, Alcatel-Lucent is a leader in mobile, fixed, IP and Optics technologies, and a pioneer in applications and services.

Alcatel-Lucent includes Bell Labs, one of the world's foremost centres of research and innovation in communications technology.

With operations in more than 130 countries and one of the most experienced global services organizations in the industry, Alcatel-Lucent is a local partner with global reach.

The Company achieved revenues of Euro 16 billion in 2010 and is incorporated in France and headquartered in Paris.

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