SDA Executive Director
Pascal joined SES in 1990. His role in the Technology organization is to lead SES Space Operations. This function is responsible for safely operating the SES GEO and MEO (O3b) satellites. This includes leading following Operational Teams: the Satellite Control Centers located in Gibraltar, Luxembourg, Manassas and Princeton as well as the Flight Dynamics Engineering, Software Engineering and Operations Architecture teams.
Prior to joining SES, Pascal worked as Research Assistant in the Mathematics Department at Namur University and as Software Project Manager in a Luxembourgish Company. During his 29 years career at SES, Pascal led the Flight Dynamics section to become a Center of excellence in safe co-location operations and management of risk of close approach with other objects, as well as in orbital software development and transfer orbit mission design. He also led the integration of the satellite operations of the News Skies, Americom, O3b and ASTRA fleet.
Pascal is a Belgian and Luxembourgish national who holds a Master’s degree in Mathematics from Namur University (Belgium) and an MBA from the Open University (United Kingdom).