The Towerco BU: TDF's industrial base
TDF's Towerco Business Unit designs, deploys and operates shared digital infrastructures to support telecom operators, public and private players and local authorities in their network coverage and densification needs.
TDF's main activity in terms of sales (65% of sales in 2024), telecoms infrastructures are TDF's industrial heritage.
With a portfolio of 8,800 sites (pylons, towers, rooftop terraces, etc.) located throughout mainland France and the French overseas territories, in urban and rural areas and along major transport routes, BU Towerco plays a strategic role in France's digital development. It deploys 300 new towers every year, helping to improve the digital coverage of territories.
As Director of the Towerco BU, Nicolas Gibergues will bring to TDF his strategic vision and expertise of industrial issues in an increasingly competitive telecoms infrastructure sector.
Biography of Nicolas Gibergues
Nicolas Gibergues has 25 years' experience in the technology industries, with solid expertise in telecoms and power grid automation infrastructures.
An engineering graduate of Supélec, he began his career at Thales in 1999, working in the aerospace sector. He then joined Alcatel in 2001, where he held various positions in mobile applications and infrastructure development in Asia and France. In 2009, he joined Areva in Singapore to head up the power grid automation business in the Asia-Pacific region.
He then moved on to global responsibilities within Grid Automation, driving the business' operations, performance and transformation, particularly in Europe and the Middle East. In 2019, he was appointed head of GE Vernova's Grid Automation division, which he positioned as a key player in the modernization of power grids and the global energy transition, via digital supervision, protection and control solutions.
Karim El Naggar, Chief Executive Officer of TDF, said:
" I would like to welcome Nicolas, who will bring valuable international and industrial experience to TDF. We are delighted to welcome him and are convinced that he will make a decisive contribution to the Group's future development. His leadership and constant drive to innovate will be essential in positioning the Towerco BU as a key sovereign player in the digital sector, with infrastructures that are resilient, intelligent and adapted to the challenges of tomorrow".