Atos boss Thierry Breton defends his internal email ban
Mr Breton says he has no plans to force the internal email ban onto his firm's clientsThierry Breton caused a sensation last week when he told an interviewer that he planned to ban internal email at the information technology services giant, Atos.
In fact the chief executive was only repeating a strategy he had already outlined earlier in the year.
Nevertheless, his comments sparked a series of editorials across the mainstream media and the blogosphere. The idea was described as both "bold" and "stupid", with some writers betting that the proposal would be ditched before the self-imposed 2014 zero-email deadline.
But Mr Breton is determined to add the move to his already impressive CV.
He is the former chief executive and chairman of France Telecom, served as France's minister of economy, finance and industry for two years and lectured at Harvard Business School before joining Atos three years ago.
Implementing the policy will be no small feat. Atos employs staff across 42 countries and offers consulting and technology services to a range of high profile customers including Boots, Fiat, Philips, Reuters and the Olympic Games.Continued
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