Former SES CEO Karim Michel Sabbagh Joins E-Space 

Karim Sabbagh, CEO of SES. Photo: SES

Karim Michel Sabbagh, former CEO of SES, joins Greg Wyler’s new venture E-Space as managing director of Europe and the Middle East. 

Sabbagh will oversee all European and Middle East business strategy and operations, as well as provide support to the regional corporate development, technical and manufacturing team activities. He will also lead interactions with commercial, government, and defense organizations as well as other key stakeholders in the region. Sabbagh will report to Wyler and support Wyler on defining key programs. 

Sabbagh has a history with Wyler and served as CEO of SES when the operator acquired Wyler-founded O3b Networks. He was also a member of O3b’s board before it was acquired. 

“I have known Karim since working with SES, when he had the foresight to see how NGSO systems were going to change the industry. Not only does he have an impressive track record of accomplishments from leading major space organizations to building global teams, but he has the right experience, credibility and energy to immediately step into this role and make an impact. We have ambitious goals at E-Space, and Karim will help us disrupt traditional New Space markets as we fundamentally change the design of legacy LEO space systems to deliver entirely new satellite capabilities at a fraction of the cost,” Wyler commented. 

E-Space, announced in February, plans to build a multi-application satellite constellation that could potentially reach more than 100,000 satellites, serving business and government customers. Wyler says the constellation will emphasize a sustainable space infrastructure design. 

 “E-Space is on track to make a major step-change in how global governments, defense organizations, enterprises and small businesses leverage space as a global communications platform. The company’s goals are bold, and their focus is directed on enabling an entirely new class of ubiquitous, real-time communications and Internet of Things services to support everything from basic messaging up to advanced voice, video and data communications,” Sabbagh commented.