Nicolas Aube

Speaker Profile

Nicolas Aubé is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of CELESTE, a leading independent B2B fiber and cloud operator in France, a position he has held since establishing the company in 2001.

Under his leadership, CELESTE has grown to serve over 20,000 enterprise clients across France and Switzerland, operating more than 12,000 km of proprietary local loop network and three ISO 27001-certified datacenters. The company has multiplied its revenue fivefold over the past four years and completed ten strategic acquisitions in five years, including the recent acquisition of Magic Online, with the support of Infravia fund.

A pioneer in sustainable digital infrastructure, Nicolas founded Marilyn in 2011, the world's first high-density ecological datacenter. He has positioned CELESTE as a pure-player B2B operator offering fiber, cloud, and cybersecurity services with a sovereign approach, supported by 600 employees across 15 regional offices.

Prior to founding CELESTE, Nicolas worked at OC&C Strategy Consultants, where he focused on M&A, industrial strategy, and distribution projects. He began his career in 1997 with Aguas Argentinas (Suez-Lyonnaise des Eaux) in Argentina.

Nicolas holds an Engineering degree from École Polytechnique and from École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées.