Charles Calestroupat is the Area Vice President for Europe South at Microsoft, a role he assumed in July 2025. He previously led Public Sector and Enterprise Commercial in France for seven years, building diverse and empowered teams while driving client engagement across complex environments. Before that, he was a member of the France Management Committee and headed Public Sector activities at Cisco. Earlier in his career, Charles successfully expanded a family-owned industrial group across Europe and emerging markets. His passion for digital transformation began in Silicon Valley in 2001, where he organized innovation-focused Learning Expeditions for European clients.