Michel Azibert

Eutelsat deputy CEO takes on commercial and development duties

Eutelsat Communications’ deputy CEO Michel Azibert is taking on an expanded role, assuming responsibility for commercial and development activities as of June 23.  Azibert takes on chief commercial and development officer duties, succeeding current chief commercial officer Jean-François Leprince-Ringuet, who becomes special advisor to the CEO. “Under the commercial leadership of Jean-François Leprince-Ringuet, Eutelsat has broadened […]

Eutelsat betting on African growth

Satellite operator Eutelsat is planning to invest in significantly expanding its capacity over Africa, despite the current oversupply of capacity for data applications. On the TV side, Eutelsat is meanwhile looking to encrypt its free-to-air platform for sub-Saharan Africa in order to be able to provide accurte viewer statistics, enabling channels on the platform to […]