12 January 2026 10:00
Previously Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Telespazio France, she succeeds Jean-Marc Gardin, who had held the position since 2010.
A graduate of ESCE (Paris) and the General Management program of ESSEC (Paris), Corinne Mailles has spent her entire career in the space sector. She began her career at Alcatel, before joining Thales Alenia Space France, where she successively held commercial roles (Sales Director, Telecommunications) and Business Development positions (Business Development Director, Governmental Affairs Director).
She joined Telespazio France, a subsidiary of Telespazio - a joint venture between Leonardo (67%) and Thales (33%) -, in 2011 as Deputy Chief Executive Officer and has led the company’s strategy, growth plan and transformation plan. Under her leadership, Telespazio France’s business has grown fivefold over ten years.
About Telespazio France
Based in Toulouse, Bordeaux, Paris and Kourou, Telespazio France is the French subsidiary of the Telespazio Group, a joint venture between Leonardo (67%) and Thales (33%). With more than 20 years of experience and nearly 500 employees, Telespazio France covers all essential space domains: telecommunications, Earth observation and navigation. A trusted operator for French and European institutions, the company supports CNES (in Toulouse and Kourou), the French Defense, as well as EUSPA in the operation of their space infrastructures. Telespazio France also acts as a meta-operator for public and private players in satellite telecommunications and Earth observation, enabling them to access a comprehensive catalog of value-added services in a simple and secure manner. Finally, the company develops the satellite services and applications of tomorrow in emerging space domains such as microlaunchers, in-orbit services, space surveillance and population alert services. rgents tels que les microlanceurs, les services en orbite, la surveillance de l’espace et les services d’alerte à la population.