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Eutelsat Reveals Changes to Executive Committee

By Annamarie Nyirady | June 28, 2019
      Eutelsat headquarters in Paris, France. Photo: Eutelsat

      Eutelsat headquarters in Paris, France. Photo: Eutelsat

      Eutelsat Communications revealed several changes to its Executive Committee, as part of a generational renewal of its management body. These changes will be effective as of 1 July this year.

      Philippe Oliva, currently Executive Vice President, (EVP) sales and products, succeeds Michel Azibert as Chief Commercial Officer (COO). In this role, he will be responsible for defining and supervising the commercial policy, as well as generating revenue for the Group. Jean-Hubert Lenotte, currently director of strategy and strategic marketing, will also be taking charge of the deployment department and will be responsible for Eutelsat’s satellite fleet, frequency management and resource planning. This newly revamped department will now be known as the Strategy and Resources Department. Michel Azibert will remain Deputy CEO and, in this role, will participate in all matters of importance to the group. Previously Director of Deployment, Jacques Dutronc will become director of development, coordinating Group-wide business development projects.

      Michel Azibert, Jacques Dutronc, Jean-Hubert Lenotte and Philippe Oliva will report to Rodolphe Belmer, Group CEO, alongside the other members of the Executive Committee: Yohann Leroy, Julie Burguburu, Antoine Mingalon, and Sandrine Téran.