EUTELSAT announces appointment of David Bair as Chief Technical Officer
Eutelsat Communications announced the appointment of David Bair as Chief Technical Officer. David joins Eutelsat from EchoStar Satellite Services where he was Senior Vice President of Space Programmes and Operations. During his tenure, EchoStar instituted a new flight operations group to fly its own satellites, and the EchoStar fleet grew from five to 14 spacecraft.
Prior to EchoStar, David’s track record in the satellite industry includes executive posts at Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems, where he was Vice President and Chief Engineer of commercial space programmes, overseeing the integration of Lockheed’s traditional manufacturing group with its new commercial telecommunications sector. He also held the position of Programme Manager and Chief Engineer on several commercial programmes at General Electric AstroSpace, and in various engineering and flight operations posts on the military/government side of General Electric’s Space Systems Division. He began his career in the United States Navy working on nuclear submarine operations.
Commenting on David’s arrival, Michel de Rosen, Eutelsat CEO said: “David’s long experience and considerable skill sets, notably in the satellite field will further reinforce the exceptional levels of competence already concentrated at Eutelsat. Technical excellence is core to the service we provide our clients and we are committed to paying it our highest attention as we pursue our objectives to expand resources and capabilities.”
A US national, David is a graduate in physics from the US Naval Academy and holds the equivalent of a graduate degree in Nuclear Propulsion Engineering through the US Navy.
