– FRANCE, Paris – Eutelsat (EPA: ETL / LON: ETL) announced the co-optation of Eric Labaye to its Board of Directors as Chairman of Eutelsat Communications and Eutelsat SA effective on 4th August 2025, succeeding Dominique D’Hinnin, who has not sought the renewal of his mandate.
Concurrently, the Board of Directors also approved the co-optation of Lucia Sinapi-Thomas as an Independent Director, and the appointment of Guillemette Kreis (Agence des Participations de l’Etat – APE) as the representative of the French State.
About Éric Labaye
Éric Labaye has worked for over 30 years for international clients in the telecommunications, high-tech, and industrial sectors, as well as governments and public institutions on a variety of strategic and operational issues. He is the president and co-founder of IDEL Partners, an advisory firm focusing on major development and transformation topics. He is also the chairman of the supervisory board of Ekimetrics, a leading AI solutions company, senior advisor at Antin Infrastructure Partners, independent member of the board of Rexe, and was appointed in April 2024 Chairman of the Supervisory Committee of Investments for the Future in France.
From 2018 to 2023, he was the Chairman and President of École Polytechnique, the elite French engineering school, and of Institut Polytechnique de Paris, a top 40 global institution, of which he led the creation in 2019.
Previously, Éric Labaye was a Senior Partner at McKinsey & Company, where he was Managing Director of the French office (2002-2010), led the firm’s Global Knowledge and Communication Function as a member of the Global Executive Committee (2010-2013), chaired the McKinsey Global Institute (MGI), the firm’s business and economics research arm (2010-2016) and was a member of the Firm’s board for 9 years.
Éric Labaye is a graduate of École Polytechnique and Télécom Paris and holds an MBA from INSEAD with distinction (Henry Ford II Prize).
About Lucia Sinapi-Thomas
Lucia Sinapi-Thomas began her career in 1986 as a corporate lawyer and in tax law, before joining Capgemini in 1992. She has over 20 years’ experience within the Capgemini group, in roles including Group Tax Director, Head of Corporate Finance, Treasury and Investor Relations, Risk Management and Insurance. She was Deputy CFO from 2013 to 2015 and took up the position of Executive Director, Business Platforms in 2016. Since 2019, Lucia Sinapi-Thomas has been Executive Director of Capgemini Ventures. Board positions include Capgemini SE, Dassault Aviation, where she is a member of the Audit Committee, and Bureau Veritas, where she was a member of the Audit and Risk Committee until May 2019, and has since been.
Lucia Sinapi-Thomas is a graduate of ESSEC business school, holds a master’s degree in law from Paris II – Panthéon Assas was admitted to the Paris Bar as a lawyer in 1989.
About Guillemette Kreis
Guillemette Kreis is the Director of Shareholdings for Services and Finance at Agence des participations de l’État (APE), part of France Ministry for the Economy, Finance, and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty. Prior to that, she held various roles in the French public sector and the international media industry. She began her career at the Ministry of Culture and Communication and the Prime Minister’s Office in Paris, working on public broadcasting and media policy. From 2008 to 2017, she was based in London, where she worked for Fremantle (Bertelsmann), ITV plc, and All3Media Group in roles focused on strategy, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate development. At All3Media, she served as EVP for Corporate Development, overseeing international strategy, investments, acquisitions, and shareholder relations.
Guillemette Kreis is a graduate of Université Paris I – Sorbonne – master’s in economics and HEC, Paris – Master of Science in Management.
About Eutelsat Communications
Eutelsat Group is a global leader in satellite communications, delivering connectivity and broadcast services worldwide. The Group was formed through the combination of the Company and OneWeb in 2023, becoming the first fully integrated GEO-LEO satellite operator with a fleet of 34 Geostationary (GEO) satellites and a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation of more than 600 satellites. The Group addresses the needs of customers in four key verticals of Video, where it distributes around 6,400 television channels, and the high-growth connectivity markets of Mobile Connectivity, Fixed Connectivity, and Government Services. Eutelsat Group’s unique suite of in-orbit assets and ground infrastructure enables it to deliver integrated solutions to meet the needs of global customers. The Company is headquartered in Paris, and Eutelsat Group employs more than 1,600 people across more than 75 countries. The Group is committed to delivering safe, resilient, and environmentally sustainable connectivity to help bridge the digital divide.
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