Eutelsat Communications has announced that from April 28, Jean-Louis Robin will assume the post of director of human resources of the group.He replaces Izy Béhar, who is retiring from Eutelsat after 12 years with the company.
Robin will also oversee the Group’s IT Department, headed by Jean-Michel Pernaut. He previously worked for almost 10 years at TDF, where he was group secretary general and human resources director. He also worked at France Telecom and Coca Cola Enterprise. He began his career in the energy sector, at Framatome (now Areva).
Michel de Rosen, Eutelsat CEO said: “As director of human resources since 1999, Izy has played a key role in steering staff through milestones that include Eutelsat’s transformation into a private company in 2001 and the group’s stock market listing in 2005. During this time, we have more than doubled our human resource, with offices and teleports staffed by skilled professionals now operating in Europe, the Americas and Asia. I pay tribute to his commitment and professionalism throughout his tenure with Eutelsat.”
“Jean-Louis will drive our human resource activities going forward as we pursue our expansion. His broad corporate talents and experience in international groups will support our commitment to constantly increase the expertise required to satisfy clients, to grow the business and to be a reference for service, innovation and responsibility.”