Experience

ABS - Agility Beyond Space

• United Arab Emirates
• Telecommunications
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Managing Director Europe, Middle East & Africa

  • May 2017 - Present

  ABS Head for the European and Middle Eastern region and of the ABS Global Dubai office. Partnering with service providers in the broadcast and broadband spaces as key distributors for ABS services. Identifying new satellite services applications and related anchor customers. Managing regional sales force. ABS Head for the European and Middle Eastern region and of the ABS Global Dubai office. Partnering with service providers in the broadcast and broadband spaces as key distributors for ABS services. Identifying new satellite services applications and related anchor customers. Managing regional sales force.



European Broadcasting Union (EBU)

• Switzerland
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Head of Procurement & Network Partnerships

  • Jul 1999 - Apr 2017

  - Cost management and Procurement of equipment and services for over 100 MCHF per year; - Strategic and corporate development in the area of satellite and fibre network services Previous positions: 1. Head of Strategic Business Development and Procurement 2. Head of Marketing and Sales - Management of Sales and Marketing worldwide for video broadcast services - notably live events coverage (sports and news in particular). - Initiated business development activities in new regions (Asia, Latin America) and established regional representations. Acquired some key anchor customers. Show less



Media House Eurovision Roma (MHER)

• Managing Director - Member of the Board

  • Jun 2010 - Jun 2013

  Managing a team of several staff, active in the domain of Television News and events management Development of key business relationships with Italian &Vatican institutions Managing a team of several staff, active in the domain of Television News and events management Development of key business relationships with Italian &Vatican institutions



Eutelsat Group

• France
• Telecommunications
• 200 - 300 Employee

• North America Area Manager - New Services Marketing Manager

  • Mar 1994 - Jul 1999

  -Marketing & Sales of satellite space segment for television broadcast and telecommunications services, including Internet access, voice and data services. -Regional responsibility for North America -Marketing & Sales of satellite space segment for television broadcast and telecommunications services, including Internet access, voice and data services. -Regional responsibility for North America



Inmarsat

• Telecommunications
• 700 & Above Employee

• System Developer

  • Aug 1990 - Jan 1993

  Background: Inmarsat is the largest Mobile Satellite Communications provider worldwide. It offers telephony and data communications services to users on board of vessels, land-mobile vehicles and commercial aircrafts. Its current turn over is of about 500MUS$. Responsibilities and Achievements: Reported to the Chief Technology Officer of Inmarsat Aeronautical Services. • Software engineer in charge of the Quality Control of the satellite-based telephony and data services on corporate aircrafts and commercial airliners (a service today operational worldwide, notably with installations on long-haul airliners). • Operational engineering for in-flight testing and conformity acceptance. Show less