Anthropic just pulled one of Europe’s most experienced enterprise AI executives away from the continent’s largest telecom operator. Steve Jarrett, who served as Chief AI Officer at Orange Group, will join Anthropic on August 25, with a mandate to help the Claude maker deepen its footprint across Europe and Africa.
Jarrett announced the move on LinkedIn and will be based in Paris.
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This isn’t Anthropic’s first move on the continent. The company opened offices in Paris and Munich back in November 2025, then added Milan in May 2026.
Jarrett was promoted to Orange’s Chief AI Officer in late 2023 and spent his tenure building out AI strategy for a company with operations spanning Europe and Africa.
