Jean Paul Simon

Current

• Owner at jps public policy consulting
• director at JPS Public Policy Consulting & LECG

Past

• SVP International Regulatory Strategy at Orange-FT Group

Education

• HEC School of Management

Connections

15 connections

Industry

Telecommunications

Jean Paul Simon’s Summary

A public affairs and strategy executive, with a strong background in audiovisual, publishing, telecommunications and access to industry and governement officials both in the EU and the US. Provides practical, strategical and inside information on international regulatory and business developments as well as a vision on future issues.

A diplomat and consensus builder within various international working groups. A conference speaker in numerous international meetings on regulatory matters.He has written several books and articles on communications and public policy.

Jean Paul Simon’s Specialties:

telecom and media regulation

Jean Paul Simon’s Experience

• Owner

  jps public policy consulting

  (Telecommunications industry)

  January 2007 — Present (2 years 7 months)

  A consulting firm specialised in media/ telecom law and regulation

• director

  JPS Public Policy Consulting & LECG

  (Telecommunications industry)

  January 2007 — Present (2 years 7 months)

  Senior Vice-President, International Regulatory Strategy, Regulatory Affairs Directorate, Orange- France Telecom, September 2001- December 2006. From October 1996 to September 2001, he was head, European Regulation.
  
  Chairman of the European Public Telecommunications Network Operator’s association (ETNO) Markets and Technology Trends (January 2005- February 2006). Chairman of the ETNO Repositioning Task Force (July – December 2004.) set up to develop its formal “grand vision” on the mid-term future of e-communications and how to address this as a trade association. The ETNO’s manifesto was released in march 2005. He was also chairman of the WG on Interconnection Pricing, 1997-1998.
  
  He joined the National Centre for Telecommunications Research (CNET), the research branch of France Telecom (research on public policies and regulation ) in 1985. Previously, he worked as a consultant and for the newspaper industry (publisher).

• SVP International Regulatory Strategy

  Orange-FT Group

  (Telecommunications industry)

  January 1985 — December 2006 (22 years)

  - Senior Vice-President, International Regulatory Strategy of the Directorate of International Public Affairs (DIRE) Orange-FT Group 2001-2007, in charge of information management, prospective analyses (future of regulation), development of arguments for taking up a position, and monitoring (implementation of the european regulatory framework), and international comparative analysis.
  - Head, European Regulation, Public Affairs Directorate, France Telecom 1996-2001.
  -Head, Long term planning and forecasting, Corporate Planning and Strategy, France Télécom, 1993-1996.
  - In charge of the social science unit within the Social uses of telecommunications department at the National Centre for Telecommunications Research (CNET now FT R&D), the research branch of France Telecom. Research on public policies and regulation, 1985-1993.

Jean Paul Simon’s Education

• HEC School of Management

  1968 — 1971

  Ph D in Philosophy (1975)

Additional Information

Jean Paul Simon’s Groups:

•    Telecom & Media Regulation and Public Affairs Group

Jean Paul Simon’s Contact Settings

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