Aurelien Bayart is heading the Network Infrastructure organization (IP, Optical network and Fixed network) of Nokia for East and Central Africa. Before that, he has held various leadership positions in Nokia with regional responsibilities in Africa for close to 20 years.

He is a customer-focused Leader with proven record in generating growth with existing or new customers. With a deep understanding of the telecom ecosystem, Aurelien has contributed to the development of the network infrastructure in the region from submarine networks, terrestrial backbones until last mile connectivity (FTTH, etc…).