Ingenico Group announced the appointment of Matthieu Destot as EVP, Banks & Acquirers (B&A), effective April 1, 2019. Matthieu brings more than 20 years of experience in sales, business management, acquisitions, and transformation, most recently as Chief Operating Officer at Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise (ALE), member of ALE Executive Team, and leader of the Cloud Communications Business Division. During his tenure at ALE, Matthieu Destot successfully led the transformation of the Communication Business Division from a proprietary Hardware/Software business towards connected and open standard platforms complemented by Cloud Collaboration services. In addition, Matthieu brings to Ingenico his experience of the APAC market including through the integration of the Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise business by a Chinese shareholder China Huaxin. Matthieu became President of Alcatel Enterprise International in 2015 and joined the Board of Directors of ALE Holding in 2016.