One of France’s largest telecommunications companies, Bouygues Telecom offers a diverse variety of products and services including fibre boxes, televisions, internet networks, and recharge packages, as well as recycling services. Arnauld Van Eeckhout set up the company’s legal team and is the individual most closely associated with the centralisation of this function within Bouygues Telecom’s business strategy.

As well as taking on responsibility for the workload of the individuals in the approximately 30-strong legal team, Van Eeckhout is personally involved in all strategic litigations and many other critical team projects, and manages his time between legal and broader business commitments to the company. Indeed, his business brain is as valued by the company as his legal one, and his many years with Bouygues Telecom mean that his knowledge of the company’s products, supply chain and overall strategy is thorough and extensive.