Executive Team

Thierry Guillemin

Senior Vice President & Chief Technical Officer

Mr. Thierry Guillemin is responsible for managing Intelsat’s terrestrial and space segment operations encompassing Customer Operations & Engineering, Space Systems Management and Planning, and Satellite Operations and Engineering. Mr. Guillemin has over 30 years experience in the satellite industry, in disciplines including spacecraft design, development, procurement and operations.

When Intelsat acquired PanAmSat in July 2006, he led the successful integration of the two companies’ satellite operations that gave birth to the world’s largest satellite fleet. He was responsible for the safety and the excellent service availability of Intelsat in-orbit assets, in addition to operating the satellites of a growing number of third-party customers.

Prior to assuming his current role, Mr. Guillemin was responsible for all aspects of operations and engineering of Intelsat’s satellite fleet as Vice President of Satellite Operations and Engineering.

Mr. Guillemin formerly served as Intelsat’s Director, Spacecraft Programs, when he supervised the development of the Intelsat-IX and Intelsat-X series satellites. He then managed the launch missions and operations of the Intelsat fleet as Director, Satellite Engineering.

Prior to joining Intelsat in 1999, Mr. Guillemin served for eight years with EADS Astrium as a System Engineering Manager and a Spacecraft Program Manager. He also served as an engineer and a technical manager at Alcatel Space from 1982 to 1990.

Mr. Guillemin earned a Master’s Degree in Space Engineering from the Ecole Nationale Superieure de l’Aeronautique et de l’Espace in Toulouse, France.

Intelsat is the leading provider of satellite services worldwide. For 45 years, Intelsat has been delivering information and entertainment for many of the world's leading media and network companies, multinational corporations, Internet service providers and governmental agencies. Intelsat's satellite, teleport and fiber infrastructure is unmatched in the industry, setting the standard for transmissions of video, data and voice services. From the globalization of content and the proliferation of HD, to the expansion of cellular networks and broadband access, with Intelsat, advanced communications anywhere in the world are closer, by far.