Nourdine Bihmane

Nourdine Bihmane (born 1977) is a Moroccan-French business executive who has served as the chief executive officer (CEO) of Konecta since April 2024.[1][2] Previously, he served as the CEO of Atos from 2022 until 2023.[3][4]

Early life and education

Bihmane was born in Oulad Mtaa, a small town in the Marrakesh-Safi region of Morocco.[1] The family relocated to Lyon, France when Bihmane was four years old.[1][5]

After completing secondary school, Bihmane enrolled at the Pierre and Marie Curie University (UPMC) in Paris, where he received a degree in engineering. He later received degrees from Princeton University and INSEAD.[6]

Career

Bihmane joined Atos in 2002 after graduating from UPMC.[1] In 2009, he became Head of Managed Services for Atos in Iberia.[1] He later relocated to Princeton, New Jersey, where he was appointed Head of Operations for Atos North America.[7][1]

Following the 2014 acquisition of Xerox’s IT Outsourcing business by Atos, Bihmane led the integration of Xerox ITO into the Atos Group.[7]

In 2017, Bihmane returned to Europe and joined the executive committee.[1] He was named Head of Business & Platform Solutions for Atos in 2019. In 2020, he also assumed leadership of the Atos Growing Markets division.[7]

In June 2022, following the resignation of Rodolphe Belmer, Bihmane was named group CEO of Atos.[8] In this role, he and fellow Deputy CEO Philippe Oliva led efforts to separate the Atos Group into two companies.[9][10][5] Bihmane served as Group CEO until October 2023, when he was succeeded by Yves Bernaert. He remained Deputy CEO of Tech Foundations until March 2024.[11][12]

Following his departure from Atos, Bihmane was appointed as CEO of Konecta on April 15, 2024.[13] He launched the three-year transformation plan Katalyst on January 25 and engaged in the shift of the company to digital and AI with some partnerships with companies such as Google, Uniphore,[14] and CrewAI.[15][2][16]

Bihmane also serves as president of Les Entretiens de l'Excellence, a French association addressing inequality in France's education system.[17] He is a member of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Kenigswald, Maud (April 10, 2024). "Atos : l'ancien directeur général, Nourdine Bihmane, arrive chez le géant espagnol des centres d'appels Konecta". Le Figaro.
  2. ^ a b Bodescot, Anne (May 4, 2025). "Nourdine Bihmane (Konecta): «Trop de jeunes se disent que c'est perdu d'avance»". Le Figaro.
  3. ^ "Atos Names Philippe Salle as Seventh CEO Since 2021". Bloomberg News. 2024-10-15.
  4. ^ "Data modernisation for business innovation" – via PressReader.
  5. ^ a b "The Big Interview: New Atos CEO Nourdine Bihmane". The Stack. December 13, 2022.
  6. ^ "Konecta nombra a Nourdine Bihmane nuevo CEO del Grupo". Crónica Global. April 11, 2024.
  7. ^ a b c d "Amendment to the 2019 Universal Registration Document (URD)" (PDF).
  8. ^ "France's Atos names new CEO". Reuters.
  9. ^ "Atos appoints Nourdine Bihmane and Philippe Oliva as Deputy CEOs". June 14, 2022.
  10. ^ "Meet the 7 CEOs of Atos from the last 3 years". October 21, 2024.
  11. ^ "Atos : recul du chiffre d'affaires, plombé par Tech Foundations". Le Figaro. October 26, 2023.
  12. ^ Soubrouillard, Régis (February 28, 2024). "Nourdine Bihmane, le directeur général adjoint d'Atos, sur le départ". Challenges.
  13. ^ "Konecta ficha a Nourdine Bihmane (ex ATOS) como nuevo CEO" [Konecta appoints Nourdine Bihmane (formerly of ATOS) as its new CEO]. www.eleconomista.es (in Spanish).
  14. ^ Swankie, Hannah. "Uniphore and Konecta Join Forces to Advance AI in CX". Call Centre Helper.
  15. ^ Wheeler, Kitty (November 4, 2024). "How Konecta & Google Cloud are Using AI for CX Services". technologymagazine.com.
  16. ^ Vilches, Isabel (March 5, 2025). "Nourdine Bihmane (Konecta): "Si eliges a buenas personas, el 50% del trabajo está hecho"". EXPANSION.
  17. ^ "Nous connaître". Retrieved Dec 17, 2025.
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