Gabriele Pieralli, who is the new CEO of Telespazio
Gabriele Pieralli, chief operating officer of Telespazio, succeeds Luigi Pasquali at the helm of the joint venture between Leonardo (67%) and Thales (33%). Here is the CV of the new company manager
Gabriele Pieralli will succeed Luigi Pasquali at the helm of Telespazio.
Yesterday the board of directors of the satellite services company appointed Gabriele Pieralli as CEO. Telespazio is one of the two joint ventures of the space alliance, the company is currently 67% owned by Leonardo and 33% by Thales (the other jv is Thales Alenia Space with the French group at 67% and Leonardo at 33%) .
The company "thanks Luigi Pasquali for the precious work carried out over the years": he has been CEO since 2013.
Gabriele Pieralli, an electronic engineer specializing in telecommunications, has been chief operating officer of Telespazio since June 2023, previously holding top positions in the Leonardo group where since June 2021 he has been managing director of the Electronics Division. He is president of the board of directors of Thales Alenia Space Italia.
The appointment comes at a time of turmoil for Leonardo's space sector. Precisely to highlight the group's commitment to the space sector, during the presentation of Leonardo's industrial plan, CEO Roberto Cingolani underlined that "for the first time we have established a space division and "we will consolidate Telespazio".
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GABRIELE PIERALLI'S CV, TAKEN FROM THE TELESPAZIO SITE
Born in Florence in 1968, the new CEO of Telespazio Gabriele Pieralli was Chief Operating Officer of Telespazio from June 2023 until April 2024.
After completing his military service in the Carabinieri in 1997, he graduated from the University of Florence in Electronic Engineering and specialized in Telecommunications. At the same time he began his professional career by joining Angelantoni Industrie, one of the world's leading companies in environmental testing and space simulation. Two years later he took on the role of Area Manager for the United Kingdom and Commonwealth countries.
In 2001 he joined Sirio Panel (at the time a company controlled by Marconi) with the responsibility of developing the international business as Export Sales Manager. In 2010 he was appointed Director of Sales and Contracts. During this time he also developed his education at SDA Bocconi.
Subsequently, in January 2014 he was appointed CEO of Sirio Panel (at the time a company controlled by Finmeccanica) with the ambitious aim of leading and growing the company after the sudden death of its founder and charismatic CEO. In January 2017 the company was incorporated into Leonardo as a Commercial Electronics Business Line and he was appointed Senior Vice President. In February 2018 he was appointed Senior Vice President of the Avionic Equipment and Electronics Business Line within Leonardo's Airborne & Space Systems Division, which includes avionics communications, computers for identification, mission and installation management, displays and electrical systems, including cockpit controls, lighting and power distribution.
Subsequently, in February 2020 he was appointed Senior Vice President of Leonardo's new Electronic Equipment and Communications Business Line.
From November 2020 to February 2021 he was appointed Chief Technology & Innovation Officer, Strategy and Competitive Analysis within Leonardo's Electronics Division. In March 2021 he assumed the role of Executive Vice President of the Electronics Division, of which he became Managing Director in September 2021.
This is a machine translation from Italian language of a post published on Start Magazine at the URL https://www.startmag.it/economia/gabriele-pieralli-chi-e-il-nuovo-amministratore-delegato-di-telespazio/ on Wed, 17 Apr 2024 08:51:58 +0000.