SES names regulatory chief

SES has named Gerry Oberst as head of its regulatory team.

Oberst will join SES as senior vice-president, global regulatory and governmental strategy, a new position that will see him take responsibility for overseeing the regulatory and advocacy work of SES, reporting to John Purvis, executive vice-president and general counsel. Oberst, who was previously a partner in the law firm Hogan Lovells, will be based in Luxembourg initially and then in Washington, DC. He will take up his new position on October 1.