France's Thierry Breton became one of the European Union's most prominent faces in Brussels, gaining the reputation of a disrupter as he clashed with tech giants -- and even his own boss.

France's Thierry Breton became one of the European Union's most prominent faces in Brussels, gaining the reputation of a disrupter as he clashed with tech giants -- and even his own boss.

The surprise resignation of Thierry Breton came after he accused Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, of pressuring France to nominate another candidate instead of him for ...

Following Breton’s appointment, Atos got even bolder, paying €850 million ($925m) for Siemens’ IT business, and expanding into the US through the purchases of Xerox IT outsourcing (€918 million) and a ...

Thierry Breton has rejected any responsibility for the troubles at embattled Atos SE, the French IT company he ran for 10 years before becoming a European Union commissioner.

ATO.PA (Bloomberg) -- Thierry Breton has rejected any responsibility for the troubles at embattled Atos SE, the French IT company he ran for 10 years before becoming a European Union commissioner.

(Bloomberg) -- Thierry Breton has rejected any responsibility for the troubles at embattled Atos SE, the French IT company he ran for 10 years before becoming a European Union commissioner.Most Read ...

PARIS — As the EU's top official in charge of industrial affairs, Thierry Breton has often brought up his past as a tech CEO to show how he's particularly well-suited for the job. But now that Atos, ...

Atos, which Breton ran from 2008 to 2019, was once a shining jewel in France's tech ecosystem, a product of successive mergers that grew into a multinational IT services firm valued at around €5 ...

Date 10/20/2023 6:16:02 AM Share on Facebook ( MENAFN - AFP) The European Union's self-styled digital enforcer, Thierry Breton, doesn't mince his words when it comes to big tech.

The European Union's self-styled digital enforcer, Thierry Breton, doesn't mince his words when it comes to big tech.From sending warning letters to the ...

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