Vice President, Sales & Marketing Satellite Communication & Space Awareness
Organization
Safran
Philippe de Mijolla holds a Master's degree in International Relations from Sorbonne University. He has built his career in the defence sector, continuously pursuing prestigious professional training programs, including attending Ecole de Guerre as a civilian auditor.
During the first ten years of his career, he worked for Défense Conseil International, where he was responsible for developing and delivering military training programs for France's partner nations. In 2016, he was admitted to the HEC Paris MBA program. Upon graduation, he spent three years as Key Account Manager for the French Ministry of the Armed Forces at the global management and technology consultancy BearingPoint.
In March 2024, he joined Safran Data Systems as Vice President, Sales & Marketing for the Satellite Communication & Space Awareness business, overseeing commercial activities related to satellite communications and space surveillance solutions.
He serves as Chairman of the HEC Alumni Aerospace, Defence & Security Group, a network of more than 1,600 professionals from across the sector. He is also an investor and Board Member of Défense Angels, France's first business angel network dedicated to supporting defence startups, which he helped establish in 2021.
In addition, he has served as an Operational Reserve Officer in the French Army for more than twelve years.
