Starlink Rival Eutelsat Replaces CEO With Telecom Executive

Eutelsat Communications SA, the French satellite operator that Europe is trying to position as a homegrown alternative to Elon Musk’s Starlink, is replacing its chief executive officer.

Jean-François Fallacher, who served as an executive at Orange SA for more than a decade, will take over from Eva Berneke on June 1, the French satellite company said in a statement Monday.