Frank Esser

Frank Esser became a director on 11 February 2020 and was elected Chairman of the Board for the first time on 2 April 2020. He was re-elected as Chairman of the Board on 7 April 2022. He is the former Chairman and CEO of SFR, the leading private French Telecom Operator. In this function he also served as Board Member of Vivendi Group. Prior to joining SFR, Mr Esser held several managerial positions with Mannesmann group. He also serves as Vice Chair of Swisscom. He is a member of the Nomination Committee and of the Remuneration Committee of SES. Mr Esser holds a PhD in Managerial Economics and an MS in Economics both from the University of Cologne.

Mr Esser is a German national. He is an independent director.