Christophe Ridoux is the Sales Director for LATAM region at Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN). He has been with the Nokia group for more than 24 years in various pre-sales positions in Asia, Europe and the Americas. Within ASN, a wholly owned subsidiary of Nokia, he has been based in Miami Florida, USA for the past 12 years with a primary focus on developing submarine fiber optic cable projects in the LATAM region. He holds a BA from Ecole de Commerce de Bordeaux, France and a MBA from Owen Graduate School of Management, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA.