Philippe Camus (born 28 June 1948) is a French businessman whose executive positions include CEO at transnational aerospace company EADS (2000 to 2005) and chairman and interim CEO at French/American telecommunications supplier Alcatel-Lucent (2008 to 2016).
[1] He was decorated the Cross of the German Merit Order in 2004 and the Officer of the French Legion of Honour in 2005.
[1] In 1972, he began working for Caisse des dépôts et consignations, where he improved the operation of the French bond market.
[2] In 1993, he was appointed as managing director of Lagardère where he helped to restructure its Matra aerospace and transportation subsidiary, overseeing several acquisitions, mergers and divestitures.
[3] He was then interim CEO from 1 September 2015[4] to 21 June 2016, following the company's agreement to merge with Nokia.