Caroline Arnoux joins the Executive Committee of Arianespace as Head of the Ariane Business Unit

• Arianespace announces the appointment of Caroline Arnoux as Head of the Ariane Business Unit. She will also be overseeing Vega operations up to flight VV29.
• Caroline Arnoux joins the company’s Executive Committee.
• After being renewed in 2024, the Executive Committee of Arianespace now has eight members, with the same number of women as men, representing four nationalities.

Arianespace announces the appointment of Caroline Arnoux as Head of the Ariane Business Unit (BU). She therefore joins the company’s Executive Committee.

Caroline Arnoux began her career with Arianespace in 1996 after graduating from École Polytechnique and ISAE-SUPAERO. With 28 years of experience, her passion for space and her professional achievements have led her to hold several strategic positions at the company’s headquarters and at the Guiana Space Center (CSG). She notably held positions of responsibility in the sales directorate, before heading up the preparation and launch of the Vega program from 2009 to 2015.

In 2016, Caroline Arnoux was named Head of the Ariane 6 Business Line, within the Ariane 5, Ariane 6 and Soyuz Business Unit. Following the retirement of François Barreau, she is now joining Arianespace’s Executive Committee, as Head of the Ariane BU. She will also be overseeing the end of Arianespace’s exploitation of the Vega C launcher, a role in which she will be assisted by Fabrizio Fabiani, appointed Head of the Vega program at Arianespace.

Stéphane Israël, CEO of Arianespace, said: “I am delighted to welcome Caroline Arnoux to our Executive Committee: her strategic vision and unfailing commitment to Arianespace are proof of her expertise, which will be vital in supporting the ramp-up of Ariane 6, in close collaboration with ArianeGroup. Caroline will also be using her skills to organize a successful transition with Avio and ESA for Vega C in our customers’ best interests.”

Arianespace’s Executive Committee now comprises:

Stéphane Israël (Chief Executive Officer),
Caroline Arnoux (Head of the Ariane Business Unit),
Michel Doubovick (Chief Financial Officer),
Claudia Flöte (Chief Operating Officer),
Maëla Guyomarc’h (Chief Human Resources Officer),
Julie Lenoir (Chief Brand and Communications Officer),
Steven Rutgers (Chief Commercial and Business Development Officer),
Pierre-Yves Tissier (Chief Technical and Quality Officer).