Following merger, an executive shuffle at Alcatel-Lucent

Two senior Alcatel-Lucent executives have announced that they will be leaving the company. Frank D’Amelio, chief administrative officer, and Mike Quigley, president of the company’s science, technology and strategy, are both on their way out.
“During the past year, both Mike and Frank have contributed significantly to the planning for and the launch of Alcatel-Lucent. With their help, we achieved a number of important milestones in a very short time. We wish them success as they embark on new chapters in their lives,” CEO Pat Russo said.
D’Amelio is leaving to accept the position of CFO at Pfizer, and Quigley is leaving to return to Australia, the company said. However it appears other forces may have also played a role in their exit.
“When we announced the merger of Alcatel-Lucent we acknowledged the breadth and depth of the senior management team and we anticipated that there would be an evolution in leadership responsibilities, which is natural. We are well served with a strong bench of top executive talent that we can draw upon as well as an extensive set of resources that we believe are unrivaled in the industry,” Russo said.
Etienne Fouques, the current head of the company’s carrier business segment, will fall into Quigley’s footsteps as head of science, technology and strategy functions. He will also oversee the services business group. Michel Rahier, head of the wireline business group, will assume the overall leadership of the carrier business segment, which includes the vendor’s wireline, wireless and convergence businesses.
The organizations that previously reported to D’Amelio will now report to other members of the senior leadership team, the company said.