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About the Company

With capacity commercialised on 31 satellites that provide coverage over the entire European continent, as well as the Middle East, Africa, India, Asia and significant parts of the Americas, Eutelsat is one of the world`s three leading satellite operators in terms of revenues. As of 31 December 2012, Eutelsat’s satellites were broadcasting more than 4,500 television channels to over 200 million cable and satellite homes in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The Group`s satellites also serve a wide range of fixed and mobile telecommunications services, TV contribution markets, corporate networks, and broadband markets for Internet Service Providers and for transport, maritime and in-flight markets. Eutelsat`s broadband subsidiary markets and operates access to high speed Internet services through teleports in France and Italy that serve enterprises, local communities, government agencies and aid organisations in Europe, Africa, Asia and the Americas.

About the Person

Yohann Leroy has been the Director of Strategy and Member of the Management Committee of Eutelsat Communications SA as of March 24, 2010. He worked in the office of the French Prime Minister, where he was technical advisor for Industry and Information Technology from 2007 to 2010. This followed four years as head of the industrial development department at the Ile de France regional division for industry, research and the environment (DRIRE). He has a degree in Engineering from the Ecole des Mines and he is also a graduate of the Ecole Polytechnique.