Eutelsat has approved the appointment of Dominique D’Hinnin, Paul-François Fournier, Esther Gaide and Didier Leroy as four new directors.
Their mandates will be for a term of four years up to the date of the company’s ordinary general meeting to approve the financial statements for the financial year ending June 30, 2021.
The appointments follow the non-renewal of the mandate of Bertrand Mabille and the resignation of Miriem Bensalah Chaqroun, as well as that of Michel de Rosen, whose term as chairman of the board of directors ended on November 8.
D’Hinnin spent much of his career at the Lagardère Group and in the meeting on November 8 he represented the Fonds Stratégique de Participations (FSP) on Eutelsat’s board of directors.
Meanwhile, Gaide is CFO of the Technicolor Group and Fournier the director of innovation and a member of the executive committee of the Banque Publique d’Investissement (Bpifrance). Leroy is a recognised expert in the automotive industry.
D’Hinnin is now the chairman of Eutelsat’s new board. He said: “I am honoured to become chairman of the board of Eutelsat and to succeed Michel de Rosen in this role. Eutelsat has become a global player in the satellite industry under his chairmanship. He has impressed his mark on the group and I thank him warmly for his accomplishments on behalf of all board members. I am also delighted to continue my mission alongside Rodolphe Belmer and the teams at Eutelsat who are fully committed to the Group’s development and to achieving the objectives set out in the strategic plan.”
