Eutelsat Communications has confirmed the appointment of Jean-Hubert Lenotte as the Group’s Director of Strategy. He succeeds Yohann Leroy who has been appointed Deputy Chief Technical Officer and Director of Engineering.

Lenotte began his career at Bouygues where he was notably part of the project team that created Bouygues Telecom in 1994. He joined McKinsey & Company in Paris in 1997 and was elected Partner in 2004. Since 2009, he has headed the Consumer Service Line of McKinsey & Company in the global telecommunications, media and technology practice.

Michel de Rosen, CEO of Eutelsat, commented: “Jean-Hubert has acquired an exceptional wealth of knowledge and understanding of telecommunications and media markets during his career, helping companies across the full spectrum of the TMT sector to grow, from content creation and network management to consumer electronics. His 360° vision will be a great asset for Eutelsat at a juncture when satellites are well positioned to seize growth opportunities.”

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