Paris, 19 September 2016 – Eutelsat Communications (NYSE Euronext Paris: ETL) announces the appointment of Bruno Cattan as head of its newly-created Terminals and Systems Division in the company’s Technical Department.
The division will drive the development and industrialisation of new products and services for the video market and take the leading role in the design of ground infrastructure for future High Throughput Satellite systems, including competitively-priced user terminals.
Bruno brings to Eutelsat his vast expertise as a technical director in media and telecom innovation. He joins Eutelsat from Canal+ Overseas where he managed the technical and digital teams in Paris and coordinated teams in subsidiaries in Africa, Asia and French overseas territories.
He began his career in the mobile industry at Motorola and Nokia and is a graduate of France’s Ecole Polytechnique and Telecom ParisTech.
About Eutelsat Communications
Established in 1977, Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL, ISIN code: FR0010221234) is one of the world’s leading and most experienced operators of communications satellites. The company provides capacity on 38 satellites to clients that include broadcasters and broadcasting associations, pay-TV operators, video, data and Internet service providers, enterprises and government agencies.
Eutelsat’s satellites provide ubiquitous coverage of Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia-Pacific and the Americas, enabling video, data, broadband and government communications to be established irrespective of a user’s location.
Headquartered in Paris, with offices and teleports around the globe, Eutelsat represents a workforce of 1,000 men and women from 37 countries who are experts in their fields and work with clients to deliver the highest quality of service.
For more about Eutelsat please visit www.eutelsat.com
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