People - 12/12/06

Safran' s chairman and CEO, respectively Mario Colaiacovo and Jean-Paul Bechat, are leaving the company. Francis Mer, former France' s finance minister, will become Chairman.

Hilary Mine has been named head of Alcatel-Lucent’ s Australasia regional unit.

Andrew G. Malis, CTO at Tellabs, quits to work with Verizon.