The CMA CGM Group recruits Nicolas Sekkaki to lead its digital and technological transformation strategy

Digitalisation is at the heart of the CMA CGM Group’s development strategy: a driver for growth, differentiation and performance. A number of initiatives have already been taken to give the Group’s customers access to the world’s most innovative technologies in fields of blockchain, artificial intelligence and the internet of things (IoT).

In order to accelerate the industry’s digital transformation, the CMA CGM Group is recruiting the world’s best experts in this sector. Nicolas Sekkaki, chairman of IBM France since 2015, has joined the CMA CGM Group to lead this strategy.

A dedicated team will be set up to assist him in his role.

Padmaraja Dipankar, currently Vice President of Intelligent Operations & Innovation at Accenture, has been appointed Group Chief Digital Officer. His mission will be to lead digital transformation projects and foster the Group’s partnerships with external companies ranging from start-ups to major digital groups.

With his track record and extensive experience within the Group, Michel Foulon will lead IT operations for the CMA CGM Group and its subsidiaries.

Nicolas Sekkaki

An ISAE-SUPAERO graduate, Nicolas started his career at IBM in 1991, as a sales engineer in the aerospace, government and insurance sectors. After being appointed Head of Major Systems in 1996, he held various roles that led him to occupy the Mainframe Sales Manager position in New York, followed by the Sales Director position for EMEA in London, working within the eServer zSeries division, which he successfully turned around after a long period of decline. Appointed General Manager of Global Technology Services at IBM France in 2006, he then joined SAP in 2010 as Managing Director, France and North Africa. In 2012, he moved back to IBM as Vice-President of the System & Technology Group in Europe. He then became CEO of IBM France in 2015.

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Padmaraja Dipankar

After graduating from the Indian Statistical Institute, Algonquin College of Applied Arts & Technology in Toronto and Harvard Business School (Leadership Management Program, Business Performance, Strategy & Innovation), Padmaraja gained experience in the fields of business transformation, business process excellence and project governance. In 2006, he joined WNS Global Services as Head of Digital Transformation & Business Process Excellence, and in 2012 became Vice President of Intelligent Operations & Innovation at Accenture in Barcelona.