Arianespace Appoints Filipe de Oliveira as Chief Commercial Officer
- Arianespace is strengthening its executive management team with the appointment of Filipe de Oliveira as Chief Commercial Officer and member of the Executive Committee.
- Drawing on his extensive experience and in-depth knowledge of the space sector, Filipe de Oliveira will play a key role in sustaining and accelerating Arianespace’s commercial momentum, strengthening relationships with its customers and partners, and positioning Ariane 6 as a leading launch solution for institutional and commercial missions in Europe and worldwide.
26 October 2026 — Arianespace announces the appointment of Filipe de Oliveira as Chief Commercial Officer. Filipe de Oliveira also becomes a member of Arianespace’s Executive Committee. He takes up his position today.
He has more than twenty years of experience in the space sector and an in-depth understanding of the needs of satellite operators, who make up the core of Arianespace’s customer base.
Filipe de Oliveira has spent most of his career at the European satellite operator Eutelsat, where he held management positions in engineering, strategy and commercial operations.
Most recently, as Chief Commercial Officer of the Connectivity Business Unit, he was responsible for commercial strategy, products and offerings, pricing, marketing, and go-to-market strategy across the maritime, aeronautical, government and land-based markets. In this role, he led major business development initiatives with strategic customers and partners across both institutional and commercial markets.
Previously, as Director of Fleet and Resources within Eutelsat’s Strategy Department, he led strategic partnerships and revenue-generating projects with customers and partners, and contributed to defining the company’s next-generation satellites, from their design through to their business models. His earlier roles at Eutelsat notably covered resource engineering, capacity planning and fleet optimisation.
Filipe de Oliveira began his career in the R&D department of France Télécom, where he worked on orbit and spectrum regulation under the rules of the International Telecommunication Union.
Aged 48, he holds French and Portuguese citizenship and a degree in telecommunications engineering from ESME (Paris), where he subsequently taught satellite communications.
David Cavaillolès, Executive Chairman of Arianespace, said: “The appointment of Filipe de Oliveira marks an important milestone in Arianespace’s commercial strategy as Ariane 6 continues to ramp up and benefits from strong commercial momentum. His expertise and knowledge of the satellite operator ecosystem will be essential in developing our business with institutional and commercial customers, both in Europe and across the rest of the world, and in strengthening Ariane 6’s position in the global launch services market.”
Filipe de Oliveira, Chief Commercial Officer of Arianespace, said: “I am delighted to join Arianespace at such a pivotal time for Ariane 6. I look forward to building on this momentum in close collaboration with our customers, partners and teams, continuing to deliver a reliable and competitive launch service and supporting Ariane 6’s long-term commercial success.”
Source: Arianespace
