Olivier Surly

Olivier Surly

After graduating as an electronics engineer, Olivier set his sights on the space industry, where he started out in IT, working on all aspects from systems specification to development. As part of Matra Espace, Matra Marconi Space and Astrium, he worked on behalf of the International Space Station and the user ground segment of various satellite systems.

Increasingly drawn to the needs, customers and uses of the systems he helped develop, he became Business Developer for satellite systems, before joining CLS to discover the service sector, where he found lasting satisfaction. Business strategy, innovation, new businesses and more: all the positions he has held since then have been focused on customers, value creation and business development.

After Spot Image, which was quickly renamed Airbus Defence and Space, he joined Telespazio France in 2018 as Director of the Geoinformation Line of Business. "My job involves managing all operational and business functions, from innovation to product delivery, including marketing and sales. This position is the ultimate reflection of my entire professional experience until now, and illustrates my personal motto: "I'm not what happens to me, but what I choose to become."