Eric Béranger

Eric BÉRANGER was named CEO of MBDA in June 2019. Prior to joining MBDA, Eric was the CEO of OneWeb, scaling up this high technology Unicorn aimed at offering affordable Broadband Internet access for everyone everywhere.

Since starting his career in 1988, he has held management positions in engineering, operations and finance at France Telecom, Société Générale, and Matra Marconi Space. At the inception of EADS in 2000, he was appointed SVP Marketing for all space activities and successfully led the negotiations of the Skynet 5-Paradigm secure satcoms PFI project with the UK Ministry of Defence. He subsequently created Astrium Services in 2003. Under his leadership as the CEO, the company has grown its revenues and workforce and achieved major successes with contracts including Skynet 5 (UK), Satcom BW (Germany), Yahsat (UAE), Passerel (France) and the acquisition of Vizada in 2011.

In 2012 he became CEO of Astrium Satellites with major milestones for earth observation satellites contracts achieved. In 2014, as the Head of Programs in Airbus Defence and Space, his contribution led to the award of the first full electric propulsion commercial satellites contracts from SES and Eutelsat. In 2006, he was awarded the Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur.