Since April 2004, he has been Chief Executive Officer of Thales Alenia Space ETCA.
From January 2000 to March 2004, he was in charge of Components Engineering and procurement department at Alcatel Space France.
He joined Alcatel Space Toulouse in 1985 as Electronic Microwave Engineer; then he was Products Manager on different space programs.
Between March 1992 and December 1997, he has been working at Alcatel Espacio Madrid where he held several industrial and project management positions.
In January 1998 he joined the financial Department at Alcatel España-Madrid for two years.
Graduate of Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Electrotechnique, Electronique, Informatique et Hydraulique de Toulouse ( ENSEEIHT)- France, in 1985 Master of Engineering in Microwave Frequency from National Polytechnic Institute , Toulouse - France in 1985.
Master of General Management at IESE, Madrid-Spain "International Graduate School of Management of the University of Navarra" in 1999
He was born in 1962 and has two children.