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Apostolos Triantafyllou

Apostolos Triantafyllou

Senior Vice-President of Sales for DACH, CE Europe, Israel, Caucasus & Central Asia, Eutelsat

Apostolos Triantafyllou is Senior Vice President of Sales at Eutelsat, responsible for DACH countries, Central Eastern Europe, Caucasus, Central Asia and Israel.

He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Physics from the University of Athens and a Masters in Telecommunications Engineering and Economics from George Washington University.

His professional career spans over 20 years in operational and managerial positions within the satellite domain.  He began in 1993 as an engineer at W L Pritchard & Co, a renowned US consulting firm specializing in satellite communications. In 2001, he was among the founding members of Hellas Sat, the Hellenic satellite operator, where he served as Chief Commercial Officer, making it a success story. In 2007 he joined Eutelsat, the leading European satellite operator and one of the top three satellite operators in the world.

He manages a team of multinational professionals and supervises a mosaic of 34 countries in Europe and Asia. Thanks to his great historical knowledge, he is at ease in all these various cultures and societies.

Through his leadership and his direct-to-client approach, Eutelsat has consolidated its dominant position in its core markets and attracted DTH players, top broadcasters and major telcos in new emerging ones.