SES appoints new Chief Development Officer

Betzdorf, Luxembourg, March 2, 2015--SES announced today that Christophe De Hauwer has been appointed by the Board of Directors of SES as Chief Development Officer (CDO) and member of the company’s Executive Committee, effective 1 August 2015.

De Hauwer will officially take up the position of CDO on August 1, 2015. He has been with the company for over 10 years, holding several positions of responsibility in the areas of Strategic Marketing, Strategic and Business Planning and Corporate Development. In his current role of Senior Vice President, Fleet Development and Yield Management, Christophe oversees the overall optimization of the entire SES satellite fleet and its future development.

De Hauwer  also played an instrumental role in the acquisition of New Skies (2005), the GE share redemption (2007) and the investment in O3b Networks (2009). Since 2010, he has served as a board member of O3b Networks. Prior to joining SES, Christophe was a consultant, first at Arthur Andersen Business Consulting and later at Deloitte & Touche. Christophe is a Belgian national and holds an Engineering Degree and a PhD in Engineering from the University of Brussels in Belgium.

Geron Souto has been with SES for more than 16 years and has been an Executive Committee member and Chief Development Officer since 2011. Previously, he was a member of the Management Committee of SES NEW SKIES and later of SES WORLD SKIES.   

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