Eric Béranger is CEO of Astrium Services, one of the three Business Units of Astrium. the space division of EADS. He has a background in engineering, and structured finance.

Since starting his career in 1988, he has held management positions in engineering, operations and finance at France Telecom, Société Générale, and Matra Marconi Space (now Astrium Satellites). At the inception of EADS in 2000, he became Senior Vice President Marketing for all space activities.

In 2002-2003 he successfully led the negotiations of the Skynet 5-Paradigm secure satcoms PFI project with UK Ministry of Defence, and was subsequently appointed CEO of Astrium Services at its creation in 2003.

Under his leadership, the company has grown its revenues and workforce more than 10 fold from 2003 to 2010 and achieved major successes with contracts including Skynet 5 (UK), ASTEL S (France), MilSat Services (Germany), Yahsat (UAE), and Astroterra development (France).     [ Click for More ]

Eric Béranger is CEO of Astrium Services, one of the three Business Units of Astrium. the space division of EADS. He has a background in engineering, and structured finance.

Since starting his career in 1988, he has held management positions in engineering, operations and finance at France Telecom, Société Générale, and Matra Marconi Space (now Astrium Satellites). At the inception of EADS in 2000, he became Senior Vice President Marketing for all space activities.

In 2002-2003 he successfully led the negotiations of the Skynet 5-Paradigm secure satcoms PFI project with UK Ministry of Defence, and was subsequently appointed CEO of Astrium Services at its creation in 2003.

Under his leadership, the company has grown its revenues and workforce more than 10 fold from 2003 to 2010 and achieved major successes with contracts including Skynet 5 (UK), ASTEL S (France), MilSat Services (Germany), Yahsat (UAE), and Astroterra development (France).

In 2006, he was awarded the prestigious Chevalier de la legion d’honneur for his accomplishments in developing space activities.

Born in 1963, he is a graduate engineer from the Ecole Polytechnique and Telecom Paris. He is married with two children. His interests include flying - he holds a pilot's licence, sports and science.