Eutelsat names new chief financial officer

Satellite operator Eutelsat has named Christophe Caudrelier as its new chief financial officer, effective as of January 2 2023.

Christophe Caudrelier

Caudrelier’s appointment follows the announcement by Sandrine Téran that she is stepping down as CFO to move on to other professional projects.

Caudrelier joins Eutelsat from Tikehau Ace Capital Partners where he served as operating partner – finance. Tikehau Ace Capital Partners, a subsidiary of Tikehau Capital, is a private equity firm specialised in strategic industries and technologies with more than €1 billion in assets under management with a vertical approach to strategic industries and technologies including aerospace, defence and cybersecurity.

Before joining Tikehau Ace Capital, he spent 17 years at Valeo where he held various positions in the US, Turkey, and the UK, including CFO of the Powertrain Systems Business Group before joining Naval Group as Group CFO in 2011. In 2015, he was appointed as CFO of the Bénéteau Group, and later COO in charge of finance and operational excellence.

“I am happy to welcome Christophe to the Eutelsat team. I believe that Christophe’s experience in strongly business-oriented finance and his international background will be valuable assets for Eutelsat,” said Eutelsat CEO Eva Berneke.

Caudrelier said: “I am very pleased and proud to join Eutelsat as Chief Financial Officer. I look forward to contributing to the future of Eutelsat’s Video and Connectivity businesses and to its ambitious strategic roadmap as part of the telecom pivot.”