Robert Lainé has recently been appointed EADS SPACE’s new CTO (Chief Technical Officer).
The new post of CTO, reporting directly to CEO François Auque, is at the heart of organisation developments. As CTO, Mr Lainé will develop synergies between the Satellites and Space Transportation branches as well as R&D strategy at EADS SPACE level. He has therefore an essential role in preparing the company for the future.
Mr Lainé, of French nationality, has been in the space business since 1970. He has held a variety of senior positions in technical and programme management within industry and at the European Space Agency (ESA), where he led scientific exploration programmes such as the Giotto comet probe and the XMM-Newton space telescope, and spaceflight projects, notably the ATV (automated transfer vehicle) programme for the European cargo vessel that will serve the ISS. Recently, as head of ESA’s Launcher Division, he has been a key player in the Ariane 5 return-to-flight programme.
Robert Lainé holds a degree in engineering from the Ecole Nationale Supérieur d’Electricité Appliquée, Paris.
