Dr Xavier Bertrán

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.