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Executive Team

The New Space Economy is Here

Driven by breakthrough technology, capital inflows, and government partnership, space is becoming a cornerstone of global growth. SES is evolving into a full-spectrum space solutions company — delivering connectivity, security, and next-generation orbital services.Featuring Adel Al-Saleh (Chief Executive Officer)

Stronger Through Disruption

Industry disruption has unlocked new innovation and partnerships. With a flexible balance sheet and strong capital partnerships, SES is funding the future while delivering resilient, customer-first connectivity today.Featuring Lisa Pataki (Chief Financial Officer)

Innovation & Resilience Across All Verticals

From aviation and government to broadcasters and maritime, SES is delivering multi-orbit, multi-band resilience and high-performance connectivity, combining rapid innovation with the reliability customers trust.Featuring Nihar Shah (Chief Strategy Officer), Mike De Marco (President of Aviation Vertical), Dave Broadbent (President of Government Vertical), Deepak Mathur (President of Media Vertical) and Jean-Phillipe (President of Fixed Data & Maritime Verticals)

Powered by Purpose

At SES, culture is the foundation for transformation — uniting a diverse, global team around a shared mission to innovate, grow, and create lasting impact through satellite communications.Featuring Aaron Shourie (Chief Legal Officer), Greg Orton (Chief Integration & Transformation Officer) and Veronika Ivanovic (Chief Human Resources Officer)

Built to Adapt & Built to Lead

As digital satellites, 5G, and new manufacturing technologies reshape the industry, SES continues to evolve — expanding collaboration, accelerating innovation, and connecting the global communications ecosystem.Featuring Adam Levy (Chief Operations & Engineering Officer) and Xavier Bertran (Chief Product & Innovation Officer)

Executive Team Biographies

Adel-Al-Saleh

Adel Al-Saleh

Adel-Al-Saleh

Adel Al-Saleh

Chief Executive Officer

With extensive experience working in senior management roles at leading IT and telecommunication companies, Adel Al-Saleh was appointed Chief Executive Officer of SES in February 2024.

Adel joined SES from Deutsche Telekom, the leading European Telecommunication provider, where he served as Board Member and CEO of T-Systems since 2018. Prior to that, he was the CEO for Northgate Information Solutions (NIS) Group from 2011-2018. Adel also held a variety of senior leadership roles at IMS Health and IBM for the first 25 years of his professional life.

Adel graduated from Boston University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering and holds a Master of Business Administration from Florida Atlantic University.

Adel is a US and UK national.
Lisa Pataki

Elisabeth A Pataki

Lisa Pataki

Elisabeth A Pataki

Chief Financial Officer

Lisa Pataki joined SES as the Chief Financial Officer in June 2025 and is responsible for SES’s financial operations globally.

With over 20 years of multi-industry experience in corporate finance spanning aerospace and defence, semiconductor and electronics, Lisa brings a strong track record of business integration, transformation, corporate governance, and progressive financial strategy. Before joining SES, Lisa held leadership roles within several multi-national companies based in the US, France, and Switzerland, including Raytheon, EF Education First, and Aerojet Rocketdyne. Additionally, she held the Group CFO position for Swiss- listed company, Comet Group.

Lisa holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance and Spanish from the Carroll School of Management at Boston College. She also holds a Master of Business Administration with a focus on Finance from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Lisa is a US national.
Adam Levy

Adam Levy

Adam Levy

Adam Levy

Chief Operations & Engineering Officer

Adam Levy drives the end-to-end delivery of SES’ services, ensuring operational excellence and high-performance, future-proof network solutions as the Chief Operations & Engineering Officer.

Before SES, Adam was at Intelsat for over two decades, shaping the company’s global technology landscape. He led software engineering, application development functions, and commercial aero development and operations, overseeing the design and execution of scalable, mission-critical systems that support the company’s largest and most complex clients.

Prior to this, he worked as a software engineer at various organisations, including Visual Networks, RDA Consultants, and Aether Technologies. He is a Board Member of Genesys Works NCR and is dedicated to a globally inclusive workplace.

Adam earned a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the University of Maryland at College Park and is a US citizen.
Dr Xavier Bertran

Dr Xavier Bertrán

Dr Xavier Bertran

Dr Xavier Bertrán

Chief Product & Innovation Officer

Dr Xavier Bertrán is the Chief Product & Innovation Officer at SES and drives a future-proof product vision aligned with strategic business priorities for innovation and growth.

Xavier joined SES in 2022 as Senior Vice President to lead European Programmes that included strategic projects with the European Commission, European Space Agency, and other New Space initiatives. Prior to SES, he was at Airbus for over 20 years where he held several executive positions in Upgrade Services, Diversification Programmes, Airbus ATR SAS and was also the Deputy Director for the Galileo PPP programme. Xavier also served as a Member of the Board of Directors of several companies including Airbus Interior Services S.A.S, ATR GIE, KID Systeme GmbH and Skytra Ltd.

Xavier earned a doctorate in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Technology (RWTH) in Aachen and a Global Executive MBA from the IESE Business School in Barcelona.

Xavier is a British, German and Spanish citizen.
David Broadbent

David Broadbent

David Broadbent

David Broadbent

President and CEO SES Space and Defense

David Broadbent is President of SES Space & Defense, where he drives U.S. government-related strategy and commercial activities. SES Space & Defense is SES’s wholly-owned subsidiary focused on delivering satellite solutions to the U.S. government. SES Space & Defense operates under a Proxy Board.

David was the president of Intelsat’s Space Systems business unit since November 2023. Before that, David was with Raytheon for over 20 years in various senior business development, supply chain management, and financial planning roles. Prior to Raytheon, he worked with Vickers Defence Systems in engineering design, supply chain, and programme management in both Germany and the UK.

David earned a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Newcastle University and completed his postgraduate studies in contract law at Northumbria University
Deepak Mathur

Deepak Mathur

Deepak Mathur

Deepak Mathur

President Media Vertical

Deepak Mathur is President Media Vertical at SES, driving commercial successes for SES’s global video business with his broad industry expertise.

Having joined SES in 2006, Deepak has held several leadership roles, including EVP of Strategic Markets—where he expanded SES’s footprint in key markets including India, East Africa and Latin America—and EVP of Global Sales at SES Video.

Before joining SES, Deepak was Managing Director at Americom-Asia Pacific, a GE and Lockheed Martin joint venture, where he developed strategic markets across Asia. He also held leadership and sales roles at Echostar, NagraVision, and Loral, and currently serves on the board of directors at YahLive, a joint venture between SES and YahSat.

Deepak earned a Bachelor’s Degree from Knox College in Illinois, a Master’s in International Management from the University of Denver, and has completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School.

Deepak is a Luxembourgish and Indian citizen.
Jean-Philippe-Gillet

Jean-Philippe Gillet

Jean-Philippe-Gillet

Jean-Philippe Gillet

President Fixed and Maritime Vertical

Jean-Philippe Gillet is President Fixed and Maritime Vertical at SES and drives game-changing guest connectivity and product innovation to major cruise operators.

Jean-Philippe is a seasoned telecommunications executive with over two decades of leadership experience in the industry. He joined Intelsat in 2003 and held several key leadership roles, including Vice President and General Manager of the Networks Business Unit and Vice President of Sales for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. His strategic vision and customer-centric approach have been instrumental in expanding the company’s global footprint and delivering innovative connectivity solutions across diverse markets.

Prior to this, Jean-Philippe held senior sales roles at GlobeCast North America, a France Telecom Group company, and began his career at Orange.

He holds a Master of Science in Information Technology from SKEMA Business School and a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from SUPINFO in France.

Jean-Philippe is a French and British citizen.
Michael-DeMarco

Michael DeMarco

Michael-DeMarco

Michael DeMarco

President Aero Vertical

Michael DeMarco is SES’s President Aero Vertical and drives commercial activities in SES’s dynamic aviation connectivity vertical.

Before this, Michael was with Intelsat for about 25 years, beginning with PanAmSat in 2000 as Business Manager and assuming successive senior leadership positions in the following years. Prior to that, he was at Bresnan Communications, a US cable television operator. As a senior leader with deep domain expertise in the telecommunications and satellite industry, he is driving customer-centric growth and commercial strategy, supporting long-term value creation across evolving market landscapes.

Michael holds a BS and MBA in Finance from Fairfield University in Connecticut and he has held several board positions within the Satellite Communications industry.

Michael is a US citizen.
Aaron Shourie

Aaron Shourie

Aaron Shourie

Aaron Shourie

Chief Legal Officer

Aaron Shourie is SES’s Chief Legal Officer, driving legal and regulatory strategy, governance and compliance.

Before this, Aaron served as Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel at Intelsat, where he oversaw commercial, regulatory and corporate legal functions. He also held positions as Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Vice President of Commercial Legal Affairs, overseeing the legal and regulatory aspects of the acquisition of Gogo Commercial Aviation.

Prior to Intelsat, Aaron worked at Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP as Special Counsel from September 2016 to September 2018. Aaron worked for SES for 12 years from 2004 – 2016 in Princeton, N.J. and Luxembourg, serving as vice president in various roles.

Aaron holds a Juris Doctor from The George Washington University Law School and a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the University at Albany, following a college preparatory education at Stuyvesant High School.

Aaron is a US citizen.
Greg Orton

Greg Orton

Greg Orton

Greg Orton

Chief Integration, Transformation & Development Officer

Greg Orton is the Chief Integration & Transformation Officer at SES, leading multiple high-impact teams and programmes that collectively drive the company’s transformation agenda, post-merger integration, corporate development, and commercial effectiveness.

Greg joined SES in 2014 and went on to hold several corporate development management roles across various departments and geographies, overseeing the acquisition and consolidation of DRS Global Enterprise Solutions and more recently the acquisition of Intelsat. Prior to SES, Greg worked for Solaris Mobile, FL Partners, and BDO Ireland where he held diverse roles in Corporate Finance, Corporate Investment and Financial Advisory.

Greg holds an M.Sc. in Economics & Finance from University College Dublin, and a B.A. in Finance from Lindenwood University, U.S.A. He also holds a Professional Diploma in Accounting from Dublin City University and is a Chartered Accountant of the Institute of Ireland.

Greg is an Irish national.
Nihar Shah

Nihar Shah

Nihar Shah

Nihar Shah

Chief Strategy Officer

Nihar Shah is SES’s Chief Strategy Officer, driving strategic clarity and unlocking long-term business value for the organisation.

Having joined SES in 2006, Nihar has held various progressive managements roles in Market Research & Analysis, and Strategic Market Development. Nihar was also part of the SES team that evaluated the company’s investment into O3b Networks, defining SES’s successful diversification strategy to global network services.

Prior to SES, he worked for several years in consulting for the commercial and government space sector, and has lived and worked in India, the US and the Netherlands. Nihar holds a BA in Economics, an MA in International Space & Technology Policy from George Washington University, and a Joint MBA from Georgetown & ESADE.

Nihar is a US citizen.
Veronika Ivanovic

Veronika Ivanovic

Veronika Ivanovic

Veronika Ivanovic

Chief Human Resources Officer

Veronika Ivanovic is the Chief Human Resources Officer and drives our people strategy to empower a future-ready organisation.

Prior to joining SES in 2024, Veronika has over 25 years of leadership experience in HR, having worked with large blue-chip companies. Veronika managed a comprehensive HR function at Ericsson where she developed and executed strategic plans that supported the company’s business transformation and culture change. Veronika's experience includes over 15 years in the financial sector, working for GE Capital in multiple countries, and 10 years in the technology sector with global B2C and B2B companies including Ericsson and Vodafone.

Veronika holds an MSc in Accounting and Finance and an MSc in Strategic HR Management from Sheffield Hallam University.

She is a Czech and British national.