PARIS--Alcatel-Lucent (ALU.FR) Thursday said its board of directors has appointed Kim Crawford Goodman, president of American Express Global Business Travel, as an independent director.

MAIN FACTS:

-Ms. Goodman replaces the retiring W. Frank Blount for the remainder of his term of office, which would run until the 2014 general shareholders' meeting.

- The appointment is subject to ratification by the next Alcatel-Lucent general shareholders' meeting, scheduled on May 7, 2013.

-Write to Mimosa Spencer at mimosa.spencer@dowjones.com

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