# Daniel Julien

> Daniel Julien is the French-American founder of TP, formerly Teleperformance. He started the business in Paris in 1978 with ten telephone lines, led its international expansion and served in several chairman and chief executive configurations. He stepped down as CEO and director in March 2026 and publicly described his continuing role as a shareholder and strategic advisor to the chairman and CEO.

- **Role:** Founder and strategic advisor to the Chairman and CEO at TP
- **Organizations:** TP (formerly Teleperformance)
- **From:** Paris, France
- **Nationality:** French and American
- **Education:** Economics degree, Paris X University (now Paris Nanterre University)
- **Known for:** Founded TP and led decades of international expansion., Led the business through its development from a Paris telemarketing operation into a global business services group., Served as executive chairman during the LanguageLine acquisition and chairman and CEO during the Majorel acquisition.

## Career timeline

- **Before 1978** — Worked in sales management at Jacquet and product management at Boursin.
- **1978** — Founded Teleperformance in Paris at age 25 with ten telephone lines.
- **1985** — Teleperformance became the French market leader, according to its corporate history.
- **1986** — The group opened subsidiaries in Belgium and Italy.
- **1988** — European expansion included Spain, Germany, Sweden and the United Kingdom.
- **1993** — The group opened a contact center in the United States.
- **1995** — Teleperformance became the European market leader, according to its corporate history.
- **2002** — The group expanded into Mexico.
- **2004** — The group expanded into Argentina and Brazil.
- **2007** — The group dates its global market leadership in customer relations management to this year.
- **2011-2013** — Served as chairman and CEO after the governance structure changed in May 2011.
- **2013-2017** — Served as executive chairman.
- **2016** — During his executive chairmanship, Teleperformance agreed to acquire LanguageLine Solutions for $1.52 billion.
- **2017-2024** — Served as chairman and CEO from October 2017 to August 2024.
- **2019** — Opened the Teleperformance Innovation Experience Center in Santa Clara.
- **2020** — Teleperformance entered the CAC 40 in June.
- **2023** — Teleperformance completed the €3 billion Majorel acquisition in November.
- **2024** — Continued as CEO after the chairman and CEO roles were separated on August 28.
- **2026** — Left his CEO mandate and board seat on March 15; Jorge Amar became CEO on March 16. Julien subsequently described a continuing strategic advisory role.

## Achievements

- Founded TP and led decades of international expansion.
- Led the business through its development from a Paris telemarketing operation into a global business services group.
- Served as executive chairman during the LanguageLine acquisition and chairman and CEO during the Majorel acquisition.
- Led the company when it entered the CAC 40 in June 2020.

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — Jorge Amar became TP CEO on March 16 after Julien stepped down from his executive mandate and board seat on March 15. Julien’s public transition message describes his continuing role as shareholder and strategic advisor to the chairman and CEO.
- **2026-02** — TP announced the leadership succession on February 26 alongside its 2025 annual results.
- **2025-04** — Attended a meeting in Kigali with Paul Kagame and TP deputy CEO Thomas Mackenbrock on April 9.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danieljulientp

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Last updated: 2026-10-22