Yanniv Betito is Telesat’s Regional Vice President of Sales and Business Development for the Europe, Middle East and Africa region. In this role, Yanniv is responsible for leading a geographically dispersed team of sales professionals, as well as the regional strategy development and execution to meet sales and backlog targets.

With over 25 years of experience in the telecom and satellite industries, Yanniv has a proven track record of delivering mission-critical satellite and hybrid connectivity services for global media, telecom, government and mobility clients.

Yanniv held leadership roles at Eutelsat for 9 years, most recently serving as the Head of Global Telecom Sales, where he was responsible for developing large partnerships for GEO and LEO satellite capacity. Before joining the satellite industry, Yanniv worked for global strategic advisory firms in Paris and New York, developing go to market strategies for leading telecom and media companies in the USA, Africa, Europe and the Middle East.  

Yanniv earned an engineering degree from Télécom Paris and a Master of Industrial Economics from the Université Paris Dauphine – PSL.