Yannick Decaux | Country Manager for South Africa, and Sales Director for Sub-Saharan Africa
Orange Business Services | South Africa

Yannick Decaux, Country Manager for South Africa, and Sales Director for Sub-Saharan Africa, Orange Business Services

Mr. Decaux is Country Manager, South Africa and Sales Director, Sub-Saharan Africa, at Orange Business Services a position he has held since September 2013. He manages Orange’s overall relationship, sales and growth strategy for the large enterprise market in Sub-Saharan Africa. 

Mr. Decaux’s 20-year career with the Orange Group has spanned several international sales management and senior sales roles. Prior to his current position, from 2007 to 2013, Mr. Decaux was Deputy Head and General Manager Europe, Middle-East and Africa for Orange Business Services’ SITA Business Unit, where he was responsible for the air transport industry vertical market in EMEA and accountable for annual revenues in excess of $150 million. From 2002 to 2007, Mr. Decaux was based in New York City where he was the account director managing UPS, Orange’s largest global client in North America.

Mr. Decaux serves as Director of the Board of Orange Business Services South Africa (Pty) Ltd and serves as Foreign Trade Advisor to the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Mr. Decaux is a French national and holds an Engineer’s Degree in Telecommunications from Télécom Lille (France).

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